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Focus on Rob Ford’s real failings Rob Ford’s crack use is not the issue. The fact that we have a lying, hypocritical, racist, homophobic mayor is the real problem (NOW, November 14- 20). Many in the media continue to focus on Ford’s drug use instead of his real failings: his continuous lies to the people of Toronto and his hypocrisy in seeking to deny muchneeded funding for AIDS prevention and harm reduction programs even while being part of the drug-using community himself. These are the real reasons Ford should no longer be mayor of Toronto. Chris Pasan Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance
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heinous work real power does in our country? Twelve pages of Rob Ford! You’ll end up being nothing more than a People magazine for apathetic hipsters. Alexander Rofford Toronto
Two middle fingers to Ford Nation Thank you, NOW Magazine, for your front-page picture of Mayor Rob Ford giving his middle fingers (NOW, November 7-13) to your left-wing, Lululemon, Pinot-swilling, Leaside Lucy, bicycle-riding, downtown special interest groups. This picture guarantees that Ford Nation will rise up and support our great mayor for years to come. I am sure this letter will not appear in your leftwing rag, but thank you for this opportunity to also poke you in the eye. Peter Shaw Toronto
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So Rob Ford has made crack-smoking acceptable the same way cocaine got to be acceptable in the 80s? I I generally don’t get to pick mean, if rich people are doing up a copy of your publicacoke, it’s a small jump to crack, tion due to the fact that I like going from beer to tequila. don’t live in the downtown So crack is out of the closet. core. I did manage to find The worst thing a copy at a Bloor about crack, really, West Village is that it’s hard to pub. find the cash to I realize that continually buy it from the beWhy do media without sucking ginning you’ve prefer to join in the dick or robbing. had it in for But if you’re rich Mayor Ford, nauseating spectacle or famous so peo and your reple give it to you, cent cover is of scandal-worship it’s just temporary typical. Even Rob Ford’s idiocy insanity like overbefore Crackdoing it with any gate, you had has induced? other drug; take a issues with day with sleeping him. pills to clean your head. Almost makes But that’s not why I’m writing. you want to try it. I couldn’t help noticing that 99 per And I thought cigarettes were the cent of all the picks in your Best Of Toslow Russian roulette. ronto Readers Poll (NOW, November J. Yeoman 7-13) are in the old city of Toronto. Toronto I guess since you’re anti-Ford, Scarborough and Etobicoke don’t exist for your readers. Guess what? Your guy lost the By publishing Adam Giambrone’s election. Get over it and maybe supfacile Ford Factor (NOW, November port some of the issues our mayor 14-20), which contains no statistical got elected to accomplish. analysis, but only the anonymous Just maybe we can all get out of testimony of business guys Giam- this with a better city. brone knows, you push the Ford deJohn Burke bate into the mulch of irrelevance. Toronto Do you prefer just to join in the nauseating spectacle of scandal- worship Ford’s idiocy has induced, Rob Ford’s recent behaviour would turning a polite eye away from the leave most people less inclined to
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sympathize with him. However, it can be argued that city councillors’ turning their backs on him is also an act of bullying. “Mobbing” is when a group seeks to devalue a person, and though many may feel that Ford is bringing this on himself, councillors’ behaviour toward him is not unique. Bullying a bully is not justified. Bullying is more than just a schoolyard issue. Some make unfortunate decisions to escape the pain they are feeling. Sadie Chapple Toronto
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I may be a 66-year-old, but I love reading NOW. When Karen Stintz hit the stage (NOW, October 31-November 6) I used to write letters to the editor to all the papers to ask who is the real mayor, Rob Ford or Stintz. I could see opportunism rising. She’s the perfect fit for the new whatever. Stintz is offering a big wow! Paul MacArthur Toronto
Warren Kinsella: BS or just bitter? Huh. I see Enzo DiMatteo has typed up some unadulterated bullshit about me in Karen Stintz: Will She Do Anything For Power? (NOW, October 31- November 6). He made no attempt to contact me. Wonder if that’s because I told him to fuck off last time he called? Warren Kinsella Toronto
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Thank you for featuring Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in your Class Action on business studies (NOW, October 24- 30). We were disappointed, however, that you only featured Ted Rogers School of Business Management. In fact, at the Ted Rogers School of Management we have six schools of management and offer five different bachelor of commerce degrees that cover a broad and unique spectrum of business studies: Our correct web address is ryerson. ca/tedrogersschool. Steven Murphy Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
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Barometer SANTA CLAUS PARADE The mayor did us all a favour and stayed away. He went to the Argos football game instead, despite the team’s request not to – and sat with TiCats fans. Oskee wee wee.
GIVEADAY.CA In the lead-up to World AIDS Day on December 1, a 10-foot by 30foot chalkboard in the lobby of First Canadian Place (100 King West) asks, “What will you do in your life to change the world?” Visit giveaday.ca. to find out.
METIS CULTURE The Metis Nation of Ontario marks the 10th anniversary of the courts’ recognition of its rights in Ontario with celebrations on Louis Riel Day, Saturday, November 16, the day the Metis rebel was executed for leading the Northwest Resistance..
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2:48 pm, Sunday, November 17, the Malvern C.I. marching band strut their stuff in the Santa Claus Parade.
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Rob Ford’s head explodes on the debut airing of Ford Nation on Sun News Network Monday night, November 18. The show was canned after one episode, according to Kory Teneycke, the media network’s vice-president, over high production costs. Teneycke says the show, which was pre-taped, took five hours to shoot and eight hours to edit. Did they run out of material?
Shock and dismay at the Star after the newspaper announces plans to outsource 80 jobs in its advertising department.
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Defend Our Climate rallies against tar sands expansion took place in 130 cities across the country Sunday, November 17, from Naujaat (Repulse Bay), Nunavut, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The protest in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto attracted 200 people. leadnow.ca.
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It’s the new low-floor streetcar versus vintage Peter Witt classic Saturday (November 23) at the TTC’s Harvey Shop maintenance facility (1138 Bathurst) open house to benefit the United Way. All aboard between 9 am and 3 pm. $5, kids $2.
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WHAT “Incendiary device” near King and Peter in the Entertainment District. WHEN 8:30 am, Tuesday, November 19, soon after it was detonated by police. WHY 14 Division police, who had been investigating three arson attempts at 285 Shuter, say they found the package in the trunk of a vehicle pulled over shortly after 3 am.
The union representing corrections workers calls video showing prison beatings aired by CBC and RadioCanada “sensationalistic” because “they have already been dealt with by the ministry.”
WORKERS’ COMP NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo joins her constituent Ippokratis (Jimmy) Velgakis on hunger strike outside the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal offices. Velgakis is asking the WSIB to conduct a fresh hearing into his 1991 workplace injury claim.
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[Frontlines] Porter’s corporate interests can’t be allowed to trump public health By MIRIAM GARFINKLE AND SUSAN WOOLHOUSE Get set for takeoff as the debate begins again on the plan to fly jets in and out of downtown. Mayoral crisis notwithstanding, come December 5, city staff are slated to present their report to the executive committee on Porter’s proposal for Island Airport expansion. While supporters of the plan point to the convenience of the new routes, we as community health physicians are struck by more ominous repercussions. We would remind councillors that jet fuel exhaust is a toxic soup of chemicals including black carbon, ultrafine particulate matter (UPM) and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Black carbon has been associated with increased rates of lung diseases such as asthma and bronchitis, heart disease, sudden death and cancer. And elevated exposure to UPM is linked to inflammation of blood vessels and lung tissue. PAHs have been associated with increased cancer risk, disruptions in blood hormone levels, reproductive abnormalities in pregnant women and lower IQ scores in children. A 2010 study probing the health of children living near the Santa Monica airport concluded that the high levels of all these chemicals were associated with high incidence of all the above. We are concerned that it will be the children who live, study and play less than 300 metres from the current airport in the high-rises, the Waterfront school, Little Norway Park, the daycare and community centre who will be
most affected by the addition of jets. Consider that landings and takeoffs generate the highest emissions and that peak airport periods coincide with times children walk to and from school. This in a neighbourhood already dealing with pollution from the Gardiner Expressway and existing air traffic. In 2011, the Toronto Board of Health requested that the city examine air quality and emissions in southeast Toronto and concluded that pollution has filled our air-shed beyond Health
It’s children who will be most affected by the addition of jets.
Canada’s safe thresholds. It doesn’t matter that the city’s hired consultants, Airbiz, say the new jets, which spew more toxins than the current propeller planes, meet “most international emission standards.” That seems the best we can hope for, but it’s not good enough. We can’t tolerate further pollution. Then there’s the traffic congestion, already problematic at Bathurst Quay, which will worsen with increased air traffic. Imagine the effect on air quality of hundreds more passengers arriving and departing every day at the corner of Bathurst and Queens Quay. Not to mention the increased number of maintenance vehicles, including many more trucks transporting jet fuel. The interests of corporations cannot be allowed to trump public health and safety. Pressure council to say no to jets.
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Over 22 years ago, NOW journeyed to London, England, to snag a cover interview with legendary writer Doris Lessing (page 26 of the issue). As she ensconced herself in the kitchen peeling grapes, she talked about why, despite her proto-feminist classic The Golden Notebook, she didn’t think of herself as a writer with a social conscience. She said it was scientific ideas that often inspired her, and warned that the literary establishment ignores science fiction at its peril. The author, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2007, died this week at her home in London.
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Piss off, Rob Your contempt for our city is showing By ENZO DiMATTEO
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he real Rob Ford revealed himself Monday, November 18. The Jekyll mayor flashed the manic Hyde some of us remember from when he was just a councillor from Etobicoke. It took three years and a council move stripping him of his powers and office budget in the wake of an everwidening police probe into the ongoing crack saga. But finally the familiar monster within was unleashed, threatening to wage the mother of all battles against enemy councillors in the next election (assuming he’s on the ballot). And rumbling to the aid of big brother Doug to engage in a finger-pointing shouting match with “special interests” seated in the public gallery. Sweaty and menacing, a sick smile on his face, Rob looked like he was getting off on the moment. He hadn’t been this hopped-up in years, whispering instructions to his new driver/personal trainer to film the crowd. Will he send that wack job Sandro Lisi to take care of them later? (I happened by the home of the mayor’s alleged drug dealer last week. He came to the end of his drive tapping a baseball bat. I was trying my best to ignore him. Should I be worried?) Before that near rumble in the jungle, a mic caught Ford saying what sounded like “I’ll kill him” under his breath – to whom it’s unclear. Rob Ford may be a demigod to his shrinking band of supporters, but to the rest of Toronto he’s a pariah. Even apologists eager to jump on the Ford bandwagon back in 2010 and crown him bonnie prince of the conservative movement were appalled. But what did they think they were getting? This is very much the way most people who remember the Etobicoke brawler’s early days expected things to turn out. We knew when the end came that it would be ugly, didn’t we? Are we surprised to learn that Ford is a lying racist (see calling cabbie a ‘Paki’) and terrible drunk? Now we’re supposed to believe that all of sudden he’s had a “come to Jesus” moment. There he is quoting from the Bible in his de-
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fence: “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Call it Rob Ford’s Jesus Christ pose. He’s cleaning up his bad act. He’s stopped drinking – not a drop in three weeks. He’ll take a urine test to prove it! “Talk is cheap,” he says.
It’s Ford’s new mantra, only he can’t even manage to say that with a straight face. He wants a snap election so he can let the people judge. Of course, that would suit the mayor just fine. With the Ford brand going
worldwide on CNN and Fox, who knows? Lady Gaga, in town for a gig, offered her 2 cents, too. And like her, the American press seems to think we’re being hard on the mayor: he needs rehab, not ridicule, was the advice offered by Time Magazine. Why should a city pity him, never mind give Ford a second chance? He’s practically pissed all over that oath of office he swore. * * * The curtain was pulled back a bit more on Ford’s mayoralty on Thursday, November 14, with the release of more court documents related to the mess the mayor has got himself in with Lisi. The transcripts of police interviews with former Ford staffers, who had an up-close view of the office spiralling out of control, were not easy to overlook, even amid last week’s madness. It’s not pretty. There was the St. Paddy’s Day massacre, escorts and coke lines in a private room at the Bier Markt. Bumps at the bar, and, of course, what the mayor may or may not have said about eating pussy to his former policy adviser, Olivia Gondek. Most of the attention was on that. Oh, and the mayor’s prowess with a mickey of vodka, which, according to former staffer Chris Fickel, he can down in a minute flat, chased with Gatorade, sometimes while driving. Also in the documents: a white stretch limo registered to some guy known to have been in the company of prostitutes. And a reference to an incident at a strip club involving the mayor and a former staffer. Instructive reading for those who still believe the myth of Rob Ford as defender of the little guy, the man who likes to remind us that despite his personal failings, he “never stole 1 red cent from taxpayers.” On the contrary, the mayor has been partying on the public’s dime, rarely showed up for work before 11 am and usually gone by 3 or 4 pm. Staff were told not to bother him on weekends. His cellphone would be turned off any way. Those unfortunate enough to receive “pocket calls” from the mayor usually overheard him partying. There was drinking at the mayor’s City Hall office during work hours, too. Staff were dispatched to buy booze, always Iceberg Vodka, twice a week, sometimes more. It’s tempting to chalk up some of Ford’s bad behaviour, like those weepy calls from his old man’s grave, to the pressures of one of the highest offices in the land. continued on page 25 œ
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MAYOR OUT OF CONTROL The drama, the hilarity, the humiliation — the Rob Ford Show’s rolling out so fast, it’s hard to take it all in. Here are the weirdest moments of this wonky week. Compiled by NOW Staff WORDS FAIL November 13: The mayor pauses for nine seconds when asked if he’s bought illegal drugs in the past two years before answering “Yes, I have.’’ Was he just tallying the incidents?
TWISTED TRUTH November 13: Ford’s drunken tirade in 2006 at the Air Canada Centre is raised and he’s reminded that he pledged never to repeat such an outburst. Ford responds, “I said it would not happen again, and it has never happened again – at the Air Canada Centre.’’
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Ford flukes INTO dream job He’s crying crocodile tears, but Rob Ford now has the job he was born for: doing nothing By michael hollett
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hat wily Rob Ford just got his dream job, and he’s pretending he doesn’t want it, like that sly kid in Mark Twain’s book or a clever animal in a fable. The chief magistrate loves being mayor. He just hates all the, you know, work. Look at his record: huge unexplained absences, skipping critical meetings to coach football (those were the days), cottage time and secret meetings at Esso stations instead of civic duties, and on and on. Ford finds the business of governing distasteful: the figuring, the facts, the building of alliances, the office job. But he loves the hanging out: having pictures taken, leisurely visiting constituents, phoning folks, the freedom to drop in on, uh, friends and maybe have a drink or two, toss something in the pipe and watch the game, any game. Hey, Rob, want two hours in the gym? Take four, buddy – and all the towels you want. Sure, he may hate gravy, but he’s now getting a full salary – 173,000 clams – to do a fraction of what he was supposed to be doing before. He’s cashing the whole cheque and free to wander the streets, shaking hands, high-fiving and posing for pictures like an itinerant musician. The busker mayor, just shy one instrument. Get this guy a giant pad of oversized novelty cheques and a huge pair of scissors and he can happily pose for promo
shots while the city-builders actually run local government. Lucky Ford can ditch those media scrums he dreads and busy himself appearing on The View, Springer, Fallon and the rest, his steadfast brother in tow. He could probably score a Sesame Street cameo singing a song of redemp tion with Kermit, updating It’s Not Easy Being Green to It’s Not Easy Being Clean. So sweet, though redoing Rainbow Connection as Rob Ford Connection would be a mistake. So come on, Rob, buddy, lose the crocodile tears and say thank you Toronto and maybe thank you to the maggots, leftwing conspirators, special interests and others who scored you your dream job. You get to frequent public events wearing your mayor’s chain and the stooped shoulders of the victim you claim to be, shut out by those rich elites. And, bonus, you can drum up support, on the taxpayers’ dime, for the next election. Yeah, kind of what you’ve been doing already, but no guilt. Nobody wants you doing the real stuff, Rob. Enjoy the downtime, put up your feet, watch all the good game shows, then head by the Hall, grab a few bobbleheads, some magnets, some Ts and head back out for a good lunch and carefree days as the pretend mayor of Toronto. You’re welcome.
Bonus, the mayor can spend his downtime drumming up support on the taxpayers’ dime for the next election .
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November 14: The mayor says he would never have harassed a former staffer by saying he wanted to “eat her pussy,” because he’s a happily married man who has “more than enough to eat at home.”
HISTORIC TURNAROUND November 14: Councillors use first-time-ever protest t actic, turning their backs to Ford as he addresses council.
APOLOGY PROP November 14: Ford trots out his seldom-seen wife as an adjunct to his pussy apology. Cue massive sympathy for Renata.
HIS HYPOTHETICAL SELF November 15: In response to council’s removal of his powers, Ford offers, “If I had a mayor acting the way I’ve conducted myself, I would have done the exact same thing.” Uh, doesn’t mean he’s not taking legal action.
JUST FOR NOTHING November 18: Ford walks up to Adam Vaughan on the council floor and blows him a kiss. Because our mayor is in Grade 4.
PERFORMANCE PIECE November 18: Ford does a nutso drunk driving pantomime during the council meeting, a shot at Paul Ainslie, who got a warning at a RIDE stop.
DIGNITY OF OFFICE November 18: Ford starts a shouting match with spectators in the chamber as his driver films the crowd. Doug Ford calls someone “scumbag” and yells, “Bring it on, tough guy!” The mayor speed-races over Councillor Pam McConnell on his way to join his brother. Yet another apology.
LINE IN THE SANDBOX November 18: As more powers are taken from him, Ford issues a vengeful warning: “This, folks, reminds me of when Saddam attacked Kuwait and President Bush said, ‘I warn you, do not.’ Well, folks, you guys have just attacked Kuwait.”
HOW TO TARGET YOUR BASE November 18: The mood-swinging mayor ends his interview with CNN’s Bill Weir raging against “all these rich, elitist people – I’m sick of them. I’m sick of them.’’ Weir sagely comments, “He’s got the impulse control of a young boy.’’
AND YOUR POINT IS? November 19: NBC’s Matt Lauer of The Today Show asks Ford if he would be able to deal with a city emergency if he were on a bender, and Ford confidently answers, “Say your son or daughter has just gotten killed in a car accident and you’re plastered out of your mind at 3 am. Are you going to be able to handle that?”
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MANSBRIDGE MUCKS UP
Veteran CBC news anchor gets lost in the fog of Fordian scandal By JOHN SEMLEY
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he famously media-allergic Fords have finally relented, opening the door to a wave of exclusive(-ish) interviews. The brothers made the rounds this week on Fox News, NBC, CNN and even CBC, where they fielded softballs from The National’s Peter Mansbridge. During that interview, Doug joked about how unusual it was for them to consent to an interview with the pink-socialist broadcaster, a comment
that sums up their present strategy: they may be subjecting themselves to media scrutiny, but they’re working overtime to control the narrative. Like everything Fordian, it’s an outsized pantomime, a super-gregarious show of “Hey! Look how open we’re being!” But in every interview they refer questions to their (absent) lawyer, play semantics and steer the conversation away from drug use and civic mismanagement toward the mayor’s weight loss regimen. Not transparency, but the illusion of it.
Mansbridge waltzed right into all Ford’s snares. “You purchased drugs yourself?”
Long-time Today Show anchor Matt Lauer was in Toronto on Tuesday to grill the mayor. But unlike CBC’s Mansbridge, who pretty much played right into the Fords’ hands and reconfirmed stuff we already knew – a crushingly disappointing performance from our public broadcaster – Lauer did the thing where you try to shake news, or at least an interesting interview, out of your subjects. “You have brought disgrace to this office,” Lauer said, “and you know that’s true.” Where Mansbridge got lost in the fog of Ford’s hedged answers and wriggling, Lauer bothered to call him out on it point blank. Commenting on Ford’s initial denial of crack use, Lauer retorted, “That’s a game of semantics.” Mansbridge waltzed right into all the snares. “You purchased drugs yourself?” Mansbridge asked, then added, “As opposed to having been given [them] by a friend or whatever? You actually purchased the drugs?” “Yes,” responded Ford, who offered his own twist on this question. “I’ve bought marijuana.” Hello. What about cocaine? Mansbridge didn’t follow through, but instead moralized like a scornful nanny. “What should people think about that?” begged CBC’s banner personality. “Should they think that you should be charged?” What? Does Rob Ford think he should be charged for buying weed? Like… probably not, right? Gamely picking up Mansbridge’s lobs, Ford offered his take on council’s snipping off of his powers. “They call this democracy? This is not a democracy. This is a dictatorship.” Well, “democracy” is Greek for “power of the people.” It’s not “power by the people given to some guy who squanders their trust and shows up for work for four hours a day and, yeah, maybe returns some calls but otherwise does whatever he wants.” Rob Ford’s the one verging on despotism – using his position as a front for a life of public embarrassment, thinking the first half of the democratic exchange (getting elected) entitles him to ignore the second (ser ving the people). Ford’s like a staffer at Subway who takes your order with a smile, but when it comes time to actually deliver it, fucks off out back to piss on a tree for the rest of his shift. “Some people are perfect,” he whined. “I’m not.” No shit. This was on “the news”? 3 johns@nowtoronto.com | @johnsemley3000
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Lucky For Us... We didn’t give the mayor veto powers when lefties controlled City Hall By adam giambrone
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ouncillors practised the first rule of firefighting on Friday and Monday, November 15 and 18: contain the blaze and rescue those trapped within, in this case the people of Toronto. And now, thanks to the motions that stripped the mayor of 90 per cent of his staff, his ability to appoint committee chairs, his right to designate key matters at council and to chair the executive committee and more, Rob Ford has been rightly curtailed. Neither can he direct the city in the case of an emergency; the thought of an alcohol-prone Ford taking leadership in a crisis was just too scary to contemplate. Who would trust his judgment to use extra powers in a crisis?
And while nobody at City Hall is likely to admit it, staff who were once intimidated into supporting the Fords’ projects will be increasingly confident that they can ignore the wacky policy ideas coming from the now diminished mayor’s office. For many, this might well be a bittersweet “we told you so” moment. There were fears back in 2006 when the City Of Toronto Act (COTA) was proclaimed that it vested too much power to the mayor. The act, which gave more authority to Toronto’s council than any other in Ontario, borrowed from the strong mayor system common in the U.S. It was COTA that gave council the right to provide the chief magistrate with power to appoint committee
Taking powers from an elected official who garnered 383,501 votes in the election is a serious matter.
chairs and the deputy mayor (both previously chosen by council), though there was always the proviso that a two-thirds vote of council could amend those decisions. The theory was that the act would allow the mayor, in conjunction with council, to better shape local priorities. Some, especially on the left, expressed concern at the time that such a concentration of powers would let a chief magistrate run roughshod over council, undermining the traditional City Hall culture of cooperation and compromise. Lucky for us, proposals to give the mayor a veto and other executive powers were not included in COTA. The same reluctance led councillors this week to amend the procedural bylaw, which was the way powers granted in COTA were exercised, to take back the power council had ceded to the mayor. Most councillors supporting this change worried about establishing a precedent that would enable a future council disagreeing with the mayor to similarly defang him or her. And there’s no question that taking powers from an elected official who garnered 383,501 votes in the election – more than David Miller’s share in 2003 or 06 – is a serious matter. Still, curtailing Ford’s mandate was a better option than allowing the province to step in and legislate a solution. It’s conceivable that a future provincial government, perhaps holding no Toronto seats at all, could find a reason to meddle in the governance of the city against the wishes of council. So our local government, big on grassroots participation and light on executive power, had the wherewithal and authority to protect the city. Councillors simply used the amending formula to change the act, giving the requisite notice at a previous meeting and ensuring the amendment to the bylaw received two-thirds of the votes of councillors continued on page 23 œ
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[class] out” as the answer to income disparity; McQuaig says Freeland’s insights into class dynamics grew from her experience “shadowing” billionaires. Though diagnosing the same problems, they offer vastly different antidotes. Freeland is big on globalization; McQuaig is big on reversing the Reagan/Thatcher policies of the last 30 years. Freeland thinks “class warfare” and blaming the rich are unhelpful; McQuaig thinks specific policies put in place by a specific class are what originally got us into this mess. Like capitalism itself, Freeland’s argument benefits from the structural advantage of a perceived forward momentum: the assumption that the march of the market is by default a good thing. McQuaig argues that income inequality in its current
form is not a natural or inevitable state of being and that going back to the approaches of the pre-neo-liberal era would mark a very substantial start to fixing it. On TVO, McQuaig points out that
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“the tax system is very important, and frankly what both the Conservative and Liberal governments have done since 2000 is they’ve cut the corporate tax rate in half. We went down from 29 to 15 per cent.” Such moves failed to meet their stated intention of creating jobs, she explains, because they weren’t explicitly hitched to it. “The NDP says we can raise those corporate taxes, collect an awful lot of revenue that’s desperately needed for public programs, make our tax system fairer,” she says. “And if there’s gonna be corporate tax cuts, link them directly to job creation.” Freeland’s response: “I think that now is not the time to raise taxes on any Canadians.” Asked by moderator Steve Paikin to clarify whether this included corporations, she confirms that she wouldn’t raise corporate taxes “right now.” She’d prefer governments take advantage of low interest rates to borrow for infrastructure projects.
When Freeland criticizes McQuaig for not offering new solutions, McQuaig snaps back that “democracy’s an old solution, too.” Beyond just the distinct un-Fordness, this is actually sort of encourag ing. Here we have a federal by-election whose primary issue, most prominent subject and recurring theme is income inequality. The level of discussion may be variable, but the fact that it’s considered a crucial topic is itself a kind of victory. In large part, this is due to the particular candidates, but it can also be credited to the Occupy movement’s reintroduction of class into the mainstream sociopolitical discourse. It may be a blip. Or it may mark the beginning of a clearer populist alter native to the Conservatives. Or it could be just a tree falling in the woods, with no one there to hear it because we’re huddled around the television waiting to find out what Ford will apologize for next. 3 jonathang@nowtoronto.com | @goldsbie
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present. Perhaps now, to make this experience relevant in the future, council should codify under what conditions it can and should withdraw a mayor’s powers. Finally, council should resist any temptation to ask the province for recall legislation, which is more often than not used against governments exercising their democratic prerogative. While it would be nice to invoke it against Ford-like mayors, in the long run the threat of recall would curtail a lot of good, strong progressive actions by governments and is inherently undemocratic. This mayoral crisis, while distracting and embarrassing, is a relatively shortterm predicament, but harming our democratic traditions would do lasting damage. 3 news@nowtoronto.com
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But the long absences from City Hall and frequent cancellation of appointments date back to the very early days of his mayoralty. Rob just couldn’t be bothered with the responsibilities of leadership. He left that to brother Doug, his chief enabler, with whom he has a more complicated relationship than the one they exhibit for the TV cameras. Doug’s the one named after the old man and the one who got to run the family labelling business. As former chief of staff Mark Towhey told police, “Mayor Ford will often make a decision just to get Doug to leave him alone.” Hiring Doug’s pal David Price at $130K a year to be the mayor’s nobody-knows-what (bodyguard?) was one of those decisions. Call it loyalty pay. There were big pay hikes for staff who stuck around after the crack story broke. After that, Ford’s absenteeism got worse. The mayor’s former communications director, Isaac Ransom, told police, “Ford was going off the grid a lot. He would disappear for weeks. Only one employee would know where he was.” One of the mayor’s old friends, his Don Bosco coaching partner, Payman Aboodowleh, is reported to have been “mad at Lisi because he was fuelling the mayor’s drug abuse.” But to the mayor it was all “a game,” according to Ransom. When Ford was still insisting that the crack video didn’t exist, he reportedly told staffers, “This is not the worst thing that is going to happen. There will be people in bigger trouble.” That’s one thing he was right about. * * * How the mayor fits into the shooting death of Anthony Smith outside a King West nightclub last March has yet to be totally revealed. Information on Ford’s “lost” cellphone, which may have contained the crack video, remains redacted in the Lisi documents. We know from what former Ford press secretary George Christopoulos told police that, contrary to earlier reports, the mayor admitted he knew Smith but didn’t say how. We now know more about the Windsor Road house in whose driveway the photo of Ford with Smith and two other known members of the Dixon Bloods was taken. The known drug house was an “ad hoc” campaign office for Ford’s run for council in 2006. We also know from former chief of staff Towhey that the mayor’s drunk driving was “well known” to police. If they have good evidence, why haven’t the cops arrested the mayor
for drunk driving or drug possession? Fordists have been firing away on talk radio on that line. But there’s a long tradition of cops protecting dignitaries in this town. Police have always made sure to get influential types home safely when they might have had too much to drink, including Ford when he was councillor. Besides, what charge could the cops lay at this point without having it look politically motivated? The answer is simple: the police probe that’s entangled the mayor is much more far-reaching. And the
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cops don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that by laying a relatively minor charge now. Some of the names and places that appear in the hundreds of pages of court documents released so far are leading reporters to unusual places. Cops have dropped hints about a narrative with subplots that stretch beyond the Dixon apartment blocks in north Etobicoke and the gangsters who call them their turf. The Fords’ Deco Labels business seems to be the focus of more recent police attention. Doug says there’s been a cop parked outside for weeks. Wiretaps of conversations between the mayor and Lisi, transcripts that lawyers were in court this week asking a judge to release, may become public in coming days. That timing may explain the
Fords’ media blitzkrieg on American all-news networks, which have turned the Ford saga into a worldwide reality TV show. Fascinating, isn’t it? That’s a word that seems to pop up a lot to describe this tragicomedy. Yes, some folks still want to see Ford as a martyr. He calls himself the “best father around.” But the toughest passages to stomach in the Lisi documents have to do with his children and the fact that the mayor wouldn’t, or couldn’t, get his ass in gear to change the batteries in their toys. Staff were called to do that. On those occasions, they report, the mayor’s in-laws or sister-in-law were frequently at the house taking care of the kids. The house was “messy,” clothes strewn all around. The Lisi documents also mention a domestic call to the may-
or’s home as recently as August 27. Ford paraded his rarely seen wife, Renata, in front of the cameras for his “pussy” apology, but there was no direct expression of regret to her. He didn’t even glance in her direction. Then came the twisted sympathy play of the mayor and his wife running a gauntlet of reporters to catch the elevator to the parking lot, when there was a back exit they could have used to avoid the fray. In politics, the personal shouldn’t be confused with the political, but it seems impossible to separate Ford the man from the pol, and we’re in dangerous territory if we try. 3 enzom@nowtoronto.com | @enzodimatteo
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Planet In Focus Festival of environmental films from around the world. $10-$15, passes $75-$115. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas W), TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W). 416-531-1769, p lanetinfocus.org. Nov 21 to 24 Swedish Christmas Festival A Lucia pageant, Swedish singing and folk dancing, children’s crafts, baked goods and more. talks about the harsh realities of daily life for Palestinians under occupation. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org. Chatterbox Networking event for arts-related students and professionals. 7-10 pm. Free. Great Hall, 1087 Queen. ocadu.ca. Community Planning Boards Presentation and panel discussion with Brooklyn Community Board 6 manager Craig Hammerman and others. 6 pm. Free. Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond W. Pre-register eventbrite.com. Creative Knitting And Fibre Arts Workshop with knitter/spinner Cathy Thomson. 5-7 pm. Free. S Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park. Preregister 416-396-3975. Ethical Consumption Talk by author Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier. 2:30 pm. Free. Founders College 305, York University, 4700 Keele. consulfrance-toronto.org.
Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre. com. Nov 23 and 24 Wanderlust Weekend of festive cheer, games and gnome hunting, with a street hockey tournament, special menus, prizes and more. Free. Queen East from Booth to Vancouver. leslievillebia@gmail.com. Nov 21 to 24 Weesageechak Begins To Dance – 26 Native Earth Performing Arts festival of indigenous theatre, dance, spoken word, media art and film. $15. Daniels Spectrum,
Explore Mesopotamia: Foresight, Forecasting And The Future In Ancient Mesopotamia Lecture by Francesca Rochberg. 7 pm. $25, stu $18. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca. Get Crafty! Gift-topper and giftwrapping workshop. 11 am-1 pm. Free, all materials provided. Hart House Reading Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.
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Sex As Improv – Spontaneous, Playful And Fun! All-genders workshop. 7 pm. $33. Good
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Panel discussion with Caribbean AIDS lawyer Maurice Tomlinson and others. 12:30 pm. Free. Osgoode Hall Law School Ignat Kaneff Bldg, rm 1014, York U, 4700 Keele. envisioninglgbt.com. Policing The Police Talk by mathematics professor and activist Peter Rosenthal. 7 pm. Free. Greek-Canadian Democratic Hall, 290 Danforth. 416-469-2481.
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on the theme of “Get Wild.” 7-11 pm. $12, stu $10. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca. The Gem Expo Gems, minerals, beads and jewellery. Today 11:30 am-9 pm; tomorrow 10 am-6 pm; Nov 24, 10 am-5 pm. $4/day. Hyatt Regency Toronto, 370 King W. thegemexpo.com. The Generation Squeeze Launch of a campaign aimed at growing the political clout of Canadians under 45, with speakers Paul Kershaw, Sarah Blackstock and others. 7 pm. Free. Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton. gensqueeze.ca. Gentlemen’s Expo Speakers, pavillions, drink sampling and other events targeting the modern urban man. To Nov 24. $30. Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Bldg, 255 Front W. Pre-register at gentlemensexpo.com. La Istoria De Purim Ensemble Lucidarium explores the musical and poetic legacy of the Jewish communities of Renaissance Italy. Today and tomorrow 8 pm. $19-$54. Trinity-St Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor W. trinitystpauls.ca.
David Bateman, Vanessa McGowan and others plus prizes and socializing. 7 pm. Donation ($5 sugg min). O’Grady’s, 518 Church. facebook.com/events/443357902449326. FSt Patrick’s Bazaar (St Patrick’s Church) Baked goods, jewellery, Christmas decor, gifts, a white elephant sale and more. 10 am-2 pm. Free. 5633 Highway 7 (Markham). stpatrickscwl@gmail.com. FrSwansea Craft Sale (Swansea Public School) Craft and bake sale of holiday ornaments, kids’ hats, stuffed animals, wooden birdhouses, handmade chocolate and more. 10 am-3 pm. $2, child $1. 207 Windermere. swanseacraftsale.com. rTTC Harvey Shop Open House (United Way) Guided tours of the historic facility with
Festival Of Smalls Sale of original artworks in gift sizes. To Dec 24. Free (art $55-$250). Art Interiors, 446 Spadina Rd. a rtinteriors.ca. Game of Thrones Burlesque II: A Storm Of Sequins This burlesque revue features Betty
Quirk, Scarlett LaFlamme, El Toro and others. 10 pm. $20-$25. Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor W. gotburlesque2.eventbrite.com. FrHippo Craft Fair Bake sale, raffle, kids’ activities, lunch and more. 10 am-3 pm. Free. 729 St Clair W. facebook.com/hippocraftfair. FHoliday Dinner Cruise Cruise the harbour and enjoy a holiday buffet and DJ music. Boarding at 6:30 pm. Northern Spirit. mariposacruises.com. rHoliday Story Storytelling, library decorating and more with author/ilustrator Bar-
Today and tomorrow 1 & 2:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Kortright Centre for Conservation, Pine Valley & Major Mackenzie (Kleinburg). 905-832-2289. FNutcracker Fair Gifts, knits, vintage fashion, holiday ornaments, baking, a silent auction and more. 10 am-2 pm. Free. St Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake. stmartininthefields.ca. Purl Posse Social knit, crochet and corking gathering. 2-4 pm. Free. Gibson House, 5172 Yonge. 416-395-7432. Sauced! 10 local top chefs prepare snacks paired with hot sauce. Noon-3 pm & 4-7 pm. 99 Sudbury. 99sudbury.ca. Scarborough Park Forum Workshop on building an action plan for your local park.
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FrAlpha Bazaar (Alpha Alternative School) Gently used clothing, toys, household items, face-painting and more. 11 am-4 pm. $2. Trinity St Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. 416-393-1880. Back To The Future (Asociation in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted) Educational conference and gala dinner celebrating the 20th bara Reid. 10:30 am. Free. Brentwood Library, 1-3:30 pm. Free. Warden Hilltop Community vintage streetcars, new low-floor accessible anniversary of AIDWYC, with speakers in36 Brentwood N. Centre, 25 Mendelssohn. Pre-register at streetcarsDate: and new buses. 9 am-3 pm. $5, Docket: 31014291-P Studio October 2013 Adt orontopubliclibrary.ca. #: yel_4291_13_con1_005 Colour: 4 colour cluding Jason Baldwin and James Lockyer. scarbparkforum.eventbrite.com. child $2. TTC Hillcrest Complex, 1138 BathIndigenous & Ingenious Pop-up show and 8:30 am-11:30 pm. $150-$350, gala only Agency Docket: 31014291 urst. ttc.ca. Internal Revisions: Description: Print11 Adam-7 Publication: Magazine sale of works byJob indigenous artists. Toronto Burning Man Now Decompression $150. Hyatt Regency, 370 King W. aidwyc.org. pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. Workshops, interactive art, music, performFChristmas Arts & Crafts Show (EmClient: Yellowtail416-531-4635. Mechanical Size: 5.83”x7.44” Client Revisions: Mechanical Approval ance and oddities. 3 pm-4 am. $40, adv $30, manuel-Howard Park United Church) OneCommunity Organizing Tools for Change workshops free. Zero Gravity Circus West, 213 FrKidzfest: Winter Magic Stage enterof-a-kind handmade gifts, live music and a workshop. 1-4 pm. $20-$50. OISE, 252 Bloor Sterling, unit 100. tcomp2013.eventbrite.ca. tainment, rides, appearances by My Little café. 10 am-4 pm. $2, kids free. 240 RoncesW. Pre-register online eventbrite.com/ Pony and others, crafts and more. 11 am-5 5Totally outRIGHT! Leadership program for valles. 416-536-1755. event/8465471453. pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Squre. ydsquare.ca. Account youngService gay and bi guys 18 to 29 on safe sex, Mabuhay! (Philippines earthquake and ty-Signature/Date Art Director Copy Writer Signature/Date Signature/Date: Contra Dance Beginners class and dancing anti-oppression, body image and more. Free. Lakeshore Arts Open House Tour the faciliphoon relief) Singers, live performances, DJ to live music by PVC. 7 pm. $12. Eastminster See website for more details. Pre-register at ties and learn about upcoming programs. dancing, Filipino food and more. 8 pm-2 am. United Church, 310 Danforth. t cdance.org. acttoronto.org/to. 1-3 pm. Free. Lakeshore Arts, 2422 Lake Donation. Statler’s Bar, 487 Church. Cycling In Fall & Winter Learn how to ride Shore W. lakeshorearts.ca. Toussaint: Traditions Of The Dark eventbrite.com. safely in the cold weather and how to mainMonths Evening of storytelling and music rMarvelous Mammals Hike with a nat5Queer Celebration (Queer Ontario) Spoken tain your bike. 2 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Lifrom the Celtic tradition with Anne Lederuralist to look for mammals in the forest. word performances by Duncan Armstrong, brary, 239 College. Pre-register 416-393-7746.
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Sunday, November 24
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rBenefit Concert (Children’s International
Summer Villages) Music by Common Thread Community Chorus and CTKids. 3 pm. $13$18, under 10 free. Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Secondary School, 1515 Bloor W. cisvtoronto.ca. Helping With Haiyan Fundraiser (Philippines typhoon relief) Music by Yogi, Daniel Cantos, Fly Ladi Di and others. 3-9 pm. Free w/ food, clothing or money donation. Boxing Loft, 263 Adelaide W. facebook.com/ events/248695745285973. Warm Coats Warm Hearts (Eva’s Initiatives/New Circles/Jessie’s Centre) Performances by musicians Elyse Saunders, Arlene Paculan and others plus magician Baldini. 7 pm. Donation of new or gently used coat or winter wear. Revival, 783 College. f acebook. com/events/491631624277555.
rAutumn In The Valley Learn how birds,
Kennedy’s assassination with George Elliott Clarke, Ron Charach and Catherin Graham. 1 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416395-5577. Mo Mondays Motivational event that’s a cross between open-mic comedy and TED talks with Penny Alalouf, Rick Spence and others. 6 pm. $15, adv $10. Pilot, 22 Cumberland. 416-923-5716, momondays.com.
Salvador activist José Figueroa. 4 pm. Free. CBSA Offices, 1 Front. w earejose.org. FrTree Lighting Ceremony Entertainment by Markus, holiday songs, tree lighting and hot cohoclate. 7 pm. Free. St ClementsYonge Parkette, 14 St Clements. f acebook. com/events/513335902097342. Ultimate Werewolf Play an intense, immersive mystery game where you are part of the action. 7 pm. $10-$15. The Box, 89 Niagara. ultimatewerewolf.ca. Whole Life Expo Speakers, workshops and exhibits on natural health, alternative medicine and green living. Today 4-9 pm; tomorrow 11 am-8 pm; Nov 24, 10 am-6 pm. $10$15. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. wholelifeexpo.ca.
Young Womyn’s Empowerment Confer-
ence Poetry workshops, belly dancing, social media seminars and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. West Scarborough Boys and Girls Club, 313 Pharmacy. gta1922@yahoo.ca.
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John F Kennedy And The Dawn Of The Sixties Discussion on the 50th anniversary of
ference Conference for LGBT sports and rec community with keynote speaker Konstantin Lablotckii, president of the Russian LGBT Sports Federation. Today and tomorrow. U of T Hart House, 7 Hart House and 519 Church Community Centre. outsporttoronto.org. Romantic Sex For Couples All-genders workshop. 7 pm. $60/cpl. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. FSeasons Christmas Show Holiday decor, fashion, food, celebrity appearances and more. Today 10 am-8 pm; tomorrow 10 am-6 pm; Nov 24, 10 am-5 pm. $15, stu/srs $12, kids free. International Centre, 6900 Airport (Mississauga). seasonsshow.com.
man and others. 7:30 pm. $20, stu/srs/yth $15. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. Preregister danceweavers.ca/toussaint.html.
plants and animals prepare for winter. 1:30 pm. $5, yth/srs $3, child $2. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819. Bad Movie Night Screening of Zardoz. 7:30 pm. Free. The Office Pub, 117 John. 416-8848323, explodingzebra.com/badmovieto. FrThe Beach Christmas Parade The annual parade through the Beach starts at Kingston and Victoria Park and moves west to Walter and north to Swanwick. 1 pm. Free ($2 donation to Community Centre 55 appreciated). centre55.com. FrChristmas Cookie Decorating Workshop for kids six to 12 and their parents. 2-4 pm. $25 (one adult and one child). Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113. FChristmas Mince Pies Learn how to make traditional mincemeat pies. 10:30 am-3 pm. $50. Historic Fort York, 100 Garrison. Pre-register 416-392-6907.
The Interior Design Of The Cell Surface
Royal Canadian Institute lecture by Costin N. Antonescu. 3 pm. Free. Medical Sciences Bldg, Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. royalcanadianinstitute.org.
LeftWords Festival Of Books And Ideas
Presentations by Canadian authors on food security, women in a globalizing world, health activism and more plus the launch of the Socialist Register 2013. 11:30 am-5 pm. Free. Ryerson U Oakham House/Student Centre, 55 Gould. l eftwordsfestival.ca. Murder At the ROM Scavenger Hunt Murder mystery team scavenger hunt for adults. 1-3:30 pm. $30. Bloor and Avenue area. Preregister urbancapers.com.. rSamba Drumming For Kids Drop-in workshop for kids of all ages. 11 am-noon. $10. Drum Artz Community Centre, 27 Primrose. drumartz.com. rStir Up Sunday Watch a working 19thcentury kitchen in action. 1-5 pm. Free w/ admission. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113. rThe Three Little Pigs Toronto Puppetry Collective presents Fairytale Puppet Theatre performing the classic fairy tale in an allages show. 3 pm. $15. Metropolis Factory, 50 Edwin. p uppetallsorts.com. FWreath-Making Worshop for adults and youth 10 to 15. 2 pm. $55 (one adult and one youth), additional youth $22.50. Colborne Lodge, High Park. Pre-register 416-392-6916. Zane Boyd Memorial Gathering Celebrate the life of the social and economic justice activist. 12:30 pm. Free. 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture.
Monday, November 25
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Movement For MukiBaum (MukiBaum
Treatment Centres) Centennial College CCPR students dance and movement, featuring performances by local groups. 7 pm. $20, stu $10. MukiBaum Treatment Centres, 40 Samor. movementformukibaum.eventbrite.ca. Music For Life 2013 (Dixon Hall Music School) A benefit concert featuring Gavin Hope and student performers raises funds to provide music lessons to youth in Regent Park. 6:30 pm. $250. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. dixonhallmusicschool.org. continued on page 30 œ
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A Salute To The Moustache (Movember
Canada) Moustache fashion show and silent auction. 7:30 pm. $10. Measure, 296 Brunswick. 416-477-5645.
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The Enigmatic Genius Of Robert Altman
Film clips and a lecture by critic Kevin Courrier. 7 pm. $11, stu $6. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org.
Hearing And Aging: What Can You Do About It? Lecture. 1 pm. Free. Reference Li-
brary, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.
How To Drive Your Man Wild With Pleasure Women-only workshop. 7 pm. $33.
Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416588-0900. Meditation Introductory class. 7 pm. Free. College/Shaw Library, 766 College. 416-5390234, meditationtoronto.com. The Spoke: The Market Natasha Greenblatt, Aly Coy, Bruce Beaton and others perform at a monthly storytelling event. 8 pm. Pwyc. Videofag, 187 Augusta. outsidethemarch.ca. Star Talks: Toronto Idea Jam Bring your idea of what the city needs most and share it with city planner Jennifer Keesmat and others. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577. The Way Back To Thursday Behind-thescenes discussion about an upcoming production of the play by Rob Kempson. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.
Tuesday, November 26
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FSt Christopher’s Christmas Bazaar (St Christopher House) Handmade arts and crafts, a cafe, raffle and more. Today 10 am7:30 pm; tomorrow 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Free. St Christopher House, 248 Ossington. 416532-4828 ext 114.
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The Art Of Crafting BDSM Scenes All-gen-
ders workshop. 7 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. Building A Better City Conversation with George Takach and architect Jack Diamond on making Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Toronto more liveable and sustainable. 7 pm. Free. Polish Alliance Hall, 2282 Lake Shore W. 416346-1818.
Easy Living: Toronto’s Streetcar Suburbs
Presentation by writer/railway advisor Greg
Gormick. 6 pm. $5. St Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com. Laughter Clinic Clinic with Dr Happy. 6:30 pm. $20. CSI Regent Park, 585 Dundas E. Preregister humour-health-house@rogers.com. rLearn To Skate Outdoor skating classes for all ages start today and run through Mar 2014. Various times and prices. Harbourfront Centre Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4093, harbourfrontcentre.com/ learntoskate. The Living Library Project Hear a story and share an experience with a “living book.” 11 am-3 pm. Free. Hart House Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. Pre-register harthouse.ca. The Lost Treasures of Medieval Nubia Lecture by Artur Obluski. 7 pm. Free. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Pre-register 416-586-5797.
Microlending: Poverty Solution Or Illusion? Talk by Eugene Ellmen of OikoCredit
Canada. 7 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. torontothebetter.net. Occupy Economics Introductory talk on post-neoclassical economics. 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. occupyeconomics.ca.
Photosynthetic Machines – Astounding
Nature Royal Canadian Institute lecture with Gregory D Scholes about photosynthetic solar energy conversion. 7:30 pm. Free. Ryerson U Ted Rogers School of Management, TRS 1-067, 55 Dundas W. royalcanadianinstitute.org. Roncesvalles Village & The Media Talk on what defines the community by journalists Joe Fiorito and Erin Hatfield. 7 pm. Free. Fern Avenue Public School Gymnasium, 128 Fern. rmra-to.org. The StreetKnit Project Put your needles together and help keep someone without a home keep warm this winter. 7 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-393-7692. Touched By Fire Art show and sale featuring artists living with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. 5-9 pm. $20. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. touchedbyfire.co.
Wednesday, November 27
Benefits
Afracoustic Workshop and Listening Party (Kotu-Erinjang School) Global
rhythms from Kobena Aquaah-Harrison, Ken Stowar and others. 7 pm. Pwyc. New Bilan Restaurant, 183 Dundas E. kotuschool.com. Spotlight: Horizons (Horizons for Youth) Live music, a silent auction and door prizes. 6:30 pm. $20. CHURCH on Church, 504 Church. spotlighthorizons.tumblr.com.
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NOW editors pick a trio of this week’s can’t-miss events
BECAUSE GIRLS MATTER
Just about every study reveals that the best way to lift a nation out of poverty is to invest in its young female population. That’s why PLAN Canada’s Because I Am A Girl promotes giving girls a chance and ending gender inequality – that strategy spells the end of world misery. Help boost Because I Am A Girl at Shine, featuring comedy, dance and stage performances by Evalyn Parry, Grace Kaya and others, Friday and Saturday (November 22 and 23) at 8 pm. $15$20. DANZoN Studio (2480 Dundas West). eventbrite.ca/ event/8925017969.
KEEP COPS UNDER CONTROL
This week the Police Services Board heard deputations on the controversial issue of carding, those police stop-and-asks reviled for their racial profiling. Policing The Police features a talk by civil rights lawyer and cop-watcher extraordinaire Peter Rosenthal, who examines that praceries and their influence in early Toronto. 7-9 pm. $10. Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum, 750 Davenport. tollkeeperscottage.ca.
Anal Play: Butts, Prostates, Penetration
And Pleasure! All-genders workshop. 7 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. The De Havilland Mosquito Talk by aviation historian Keith Hyde. 7 pm. Free. Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane. 416-394-1014. Death Cafe Group discussion about the good life and dying. 6 pm. $1. Trinity St Paul United Church, 427 Bloor W. john.yuen@rogers.com. Edward Burtynsky CONVERGE Lecture Series presents the photographer talking
School of Community and Health Studies
Make a difference in someone’s life. Do you want a career where you can impact people’s lives for the better? If you want to pursue a career in health and wellness, Centennial College offers full- and part-time programs to get you career-ready: Full-time • Massage Therapy (Traditional 3-year and NEW 2-year Compressed program starting this winter) • Esthetician • Healthcare Environmental Services Management Part-time evening and weekend courses • Medical Esthetics for Nurses or Estheticians For more information visit centennialcollege.ca/healthstudies or call 416-289-5303. See where experience takes you.
tice and other troubling law-enforcement behaviours. Today (Thursday, November 21), 7 pm. Free. Greek-Canadian Democratic Hall, 290 Danforth. 416469-2481.
REMEMBERING HARVEY MILK
It’s been 35 years since the assassinations of gay politician Harvey Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone, deeds that shook the LGBT community and its supporters. The candlelit memorial featuring MPP Peter Tabuns and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam honours those brave pioneer pols and celebrates all that has been won since. Wednesday (November 27) at 8 pm. Free. Alexander Wood statue at Church and Alexander. Kristyn Wong-Tam honours ian@majestHarvey Milk on November 27. eas.ca. about his new feature-length documentary film Watermark. 7 pm. Free. Ryerson School of Image Arts, rm 307, 122 Bond. Pre-register eventbrite.ca/event/9223019299.
5Harvey Milk Candlelight Memorial
Mark the 35th anniversary of the assassinations of gay politician Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone and celebrate LGBT rights with talks by MPP Peter Tabuns and councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. 8 pm. Free. Alexander Wood statue, Church and Alexander. ian@majesteas.ca.
Impact Oil: Canada Vs Sweden: Responses To The 1973 Oil Crisis Breakfast panel discus-
sion with Busines Sweden’s Lars Henriksson, Julia Langer of Toronto Atmospheric Fund and others. 7:30 am. $45 (eventbrite.ca). Metro Hall, 55 John. Pre-register canurb.com. Life Path Mapping Seminar. 6:30-8:30 pm. $25. Lakeshore Arts, 2422 Lake Shore W. artistshealth.com/event/160/life-pathmapping.
Ontario’s Energy Future: Nuclear, Fossil Fuels Or Renewables? A talk with Angela
Bischoff, outreach director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Karma Co-op, 739 Palmerston. Pre-register 416534-1470, manager@karmacoop.ca. The Road To Palestine Talk by activist/journalist Judy Rebick. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.
Stories From The Built Environment
Evening of storytelling from the urban environment with Luke Anderson, Susan Ruptash and others. 7 pm. Free. OCAD U, room 4904, 49 McCaul. idi@ocadu.ca.
Strategies For Rememberng: Brain
Health Lecture by psychologist Susan Vandermorris. 1:30 pm. $7.50. Wagman Centre, 55 Ameer. 416-785-2500 ext 2267. Tribes, Seals, Statues, Diplomats And Holdups – Archaeological Work In Iraq During The 1930s Lecture. 5:10 pm. Free. U
of T Sanford Fleming Bldg, SF 1101, 10 King’s College Rd. aiatoronto.ca.
UFOs: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Lecture by ZlandCommunications news director Victor Viggiani. 6:30 pm. Free. Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood N. 416-394-5247.
Vintage Fashion: Reliving The Gilded Age
Live fashion show and fashion history talk. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416395-5577.
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Thursday, November 28
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Festive Bazaar (Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships in Community) One-of-a-kind
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gifts, a bake sale, draws and more. Noon-6 pm. Free. Greenwood Towers, 145 Strathmore. tigp.org. Movember Challenge Karaoke (Movember) 9 pm. Free. Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51A Winchester. 647-968-3772.
Events
Anger And Guilt Workshop for people car-
ing for an elderly parent, spouse, relative or friend. 4-6 pm. Free. Family Service Toronto, 355 Church. familyservicetoronto.org. Buying Your First Home In Canada Informative workshop. 6:30-8 pm. Free. Welcome Centre Immigrant Services Markham North, 8400 Woodbine. 1-877-761-1155, welcomecentre.ca.
Compensation, The Value Of Life And The War On Terror Talk by professor Emily Gilbert. 7 pm. Free. U of T, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. scienceforpeace.ca.
Contexts: In Tangled Silence: French River Rapids in Art, History, and Archaeology
Kenneth Lister talks about the art of Paul Kane. 11 am. Free. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5797. Guilty Pleasure Or Real News? Journalists, editors and news anchors (including Ben Mulroney) discuss the phenomenon of celebrity gossip. 6:30-9 pm. $25, adv $20, stu $15. TMX Broadcast Centre, 130 King W, cjf-fjc.ca. Holistic Pain Relief Lecture with Heather Tick. 7 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth, room 212. t hebigcarrot.ca.
It’s About Time! Action On Climate
Change Through Electoral Reform Town hall with MPs Elizabeth May, Stéphane Dion and Craig Scott. 7 pm. Free. Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen E. electoralalliance.ca. Lexicon Performance Salon Community cabaret with performances by poet Andrea Thomson, musician David Celia and others. 6:15 pm. Free. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. diasporadialogues.com. FOne Of A Kind Christmas Show & Sale
Handmade gifts from more than 800 Canadian artisans. To Dec 8 weekdays and Sat 10 am-9 pm, Thu 10 am-11 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm. $12, stu/srs $7, kids free. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd. oneofakindshow.com.
Recycling The Past: The Reuse Of Pharaonic Stone Material In The Coptic Buildings Of Coptos Lecture. 7 pm. Free. U of T,
rm 149, 5 Bancroft. cscs@utoronto.ca. Survivors And Heroes Tribute to Holocaust survival and heroism with speaker Joe Gottdenker and a photo exhibit. 7 pm. $25, adv $20. Uptown Loft, 2464 Yonge. Tickets at yadvashemsurvivorsandheroes.bpt.me. 3
HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK SPECIAL
Ready. Set. Party! Stock the bar, order the food and host the best bash ever You've picked the date, made the guest list and sent out the invites. But your booze collection is sad, you can't mix cocktails and the menu... well, you don't exactly identify as a chef. Let NOW be your guide. Our expert drinks writer tells you how to stock your bar – with drinks and gear – and make a classic cocktail. And our food editor cues the caterers and, for those who want to cook, shares hot recipes from cool chefs. Party on!
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NOW Drinks writer and pro mixologist Sarah Parniak shows us how to shake up a party with her go-to cocktail recipes.
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London Dry gin A gin with assertive juniper, like London legends Beefeater (750 ml/$25.45, LCBO 570) and Tanqueray (750 ml/ $27.45, LCBO 2691), is essential for mixing martinis, G&Ts and loads of classics.
Building the essential home bar
Tequila (100 per cent agave) A solid margarita is a contender for my favourite cocktail ever. You’re doing your household an injustice if you’re not keeping a premium tequila like Tromba Blanco (750 ml/$49.85, LCBO 271643) or Los Arango Reposado (750 ml/$44.15, LCBO 47316) around.
Rye
Bourbon
All that glitters ain’t gold, and all Canadian whisky ain’t rye, but the real stuff will be labelled as such, and thanks to the rise of rye, more are becoming available. Generally, whiskies made from 100 per cent rye are spicy and fruity with complexity and bite. Mix Alberta Premium (750 ml/$24.95, LCBO 984) in your next old fashioned.
Smooth, sweet bourbon whiskey works neat, on the rocks or mixed and often acts as a gateway to the wide world of brown spirits. Try Four Roses Small Batch (750 ml/$38.95, LCBO 256230)or Maker’s Mark (750 ml/$43, LCBO 103747).
Satisfy your guests by stocking your bar with what they drink. These bottles should have you covered. By SARAH PARNIAK
Brandy/ Cognac
Blended Scotch
Single-malt Scotch
Brandy can thaw the coldest toes and ease the most aggressive cough – it’s even prescription medicine according to some grandmothers. Cognacs can get pretty pricey, so stick to bottles like the Gaston De LaGrange VS (750 ml/$41.95, LCBO 12567) for mixing Sidecars and Alexanders or try a Spanish brandy like Duff Gordon (750 ml/$24.45, LCBO 16022).
Keep a blended Scotch (comprised of both grain and single malt whiskies) like The Famous Grouse (750 ml/$28.05, LCBO 52050) in house for mixing cocktails like the Blood And Sand and Rob Roy.
It’s a practice in good hospitality to keep multiple whisk(e)y styles in your liquor stash, and when it comes to whisky, singlemalt Scotch is grand poobah. Mix at your own discretion, but you may want to reserve splurge bottles like The Glenlivet Nàdurra (750 ml/$84.95, LCBO 89508) for sipping.
Rum
Vodka
Perfect for daiquiris, light rum like Havana Club 3 year old (750 ml/$26.95, LCBO 337667) plays well with other flavours, from fresh pineapple to citrus, herbs and spice. Since the more the merrier is the best booze philosophy, you might as well pick up some aged rum like El Dorado 12 years old (750 ml/$35.95, LCBO 60608) to drink neat or in a Rumhattan.
There may come a day when some poor soul who doesn’t like gin, rum, tequila, brandy or whisk(e)y crosses your threshold. Stock a good vodka like Luksusowa (750 ml/$25.45, LCBO 253302) to make that encounter less awkward.
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Apart from its namesake cocktail, the old-fashioned glass is a staple for most drinks brown and stirred. There’s also a particular satisfaction found in drinking straight whisky from a burly tumbler like this.
2. Coupe The most stylish vessel for cocktails (and a much smarter design than the martini glass), coupes double as champagne saucers.
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Shockingly, Collins glasses were originally used for Collins cocktails. Any long drink fits nicely in these slender cylinders, from fizzes to Lynchburg Lemonade.
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1. Cointreau Cointreau (750 ml/$39.95, LCBO 6502) sweetens and strengthens, a charming combination. At 40 per cent abv, this French liqueur gives an elegant orange kiss to cocktails like the Sidecar.
2. Campari Use this bitter, brilliant Italian aperitivo (750 ml/$25.95, LCBO 277954) to mix Negronis and Amer-
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icanos (equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth). Add soda and a slice of orange for a refreshing predinner quaff or sub sparkling wine for a spritz.
3. Herbsaint or absinthe Keep absinthe or its American cousin, Herbsaint (750 ml/$49.95, Vintages 281022), handy for Sazeracs and Corpse Reviver #2s. If you want to get fancy,
score an absinthe fountain and take the belle époque approach.
4. Amaro Traditionally the digestive drink of old Italian men, amaro is hot right now. Drink it on its own or use it to accent cocktails. Amaro Montenegro (750 ml/$25.30, Vintages 601484) and Nonino(700 ml/$41.95, Vintages 933796) are both excellent.
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6. Dry vermouth Although Martini & Rossi (1 litre/ $12.95, LCBO 253914) is Italian, dry vermouth is sometimes referred to as French. It’s an essential ingredient in the classic Martini (try 5:1
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7. Angostura bitters Trinidad’s Angostura bitters, used for aroma and flavour, have been around since 1824. Bitters lend balance and character to cocktails and spice up boring non-alcoholic bevies. If you’re looking to expand your bitters collection, grab Peychaud’s, and check out flavours from Bittered Sling, Bittermens and Bar40 at BYOB (972 Queen West, 416-858-2932, byobto.com). 7
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Classic cocktails you can make at home The best drinks, like the most satisfying meals, are simple and well executed. These three-ingredient cocktails are classics for a reason – they’ve weathered the years but haven’t aged a day. You don’t need a truckload of ingredients or ninja skills to pull these off at home, just a few bottles and basic tools.
▲Negroni
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Few cocktails boast a cult following as fanatical as the Negroni’s. Your first might be hard to swallow, but by the second you’re intrigued, verging on i nfatuated, and by the third you’re hooked. The secret to the Negroni’s charms is its complexity and balance – bitter, sweet and strong, it hits all f lavour fixes.
Despite its mythic status in cocktail history, the origins of the Manhattan are murky at best. Some say it was fixed for Lady Randolph (Churchill’s mama) at the Manhattan Club, while others insist it was created on a yachting trip from New Orleans to New York where booze provisions were limited to whisky and sweet vermouth. Whatever its origins, we do know this: it’s tasted amazing for the past 150 years. Manhattans are easily adjusted to please more arid palates by splitting sweet and dry vermouth to make them “perfect.”
1 oz London Dry gin (like Beefeater or Tanqueray) 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth Stir well with ice and strain into a chilled old-fashioned glass with a king cube. Garnish with a thick orange twist.
2 oz rye or bourbon 1 oz sweet vermouth 3 dashes Angostura bitters Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe or an old-fashioned glass with a large cube (on the rocks). Garnish with a Luxardo maraschino cherry, or try an orange twist.
By SARAH PARNIAK NOW weekly drinks columnist Sarah Parniak is a bartender with a (healthy) whiskey obsession. A former teacher and consultant at the Toronto Institute of Bartending, she’s represented Canada in international bartending competitions. You can find her behind the stick at Kensington Market’s Cold Tea, where she cracks a mean tallboy and likes to engage in booze sport. Follow her on Twitter @s_parns
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Old-fashioned 7 A cocktail in the most minimalist sense (spirit, sugar, bitters plus water), the oldfashioned is so well loved, it even has its own glass. In the 1800s, drinks like this were popular in the morning as “eye-openers,” and I’ll refrain from judgment if you choose to partake in this tradition at home. At some dark point in history, it became de rigueur to smash a cornucopia of fruit, an additive that the purists of yesteryear referred to as “garbage,” into whisky and call it an old-fashioned. Thankfully, we’re getting back to basics. 2 oz rye or bourbon 1 sugar cube (or 1 teaspoon simple syrup) 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters In an old-fashioned glass, soak sugar cube with bitters and a splash of soda water to help it dissolve. Crush sugar, add whisky and ice and stir well. (Dilution is key to a good old-fashioned.) Garnish with a thick orange twist.
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at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, a European contribution (like the Negroni) to the mostly American classic cocktail bible. It’s a cold-weather classic, but far too delicious to confine to a single season. I dig the proportions from The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), but add some simple syrup if you prefer it on the sweeter side.
than the blended slop seasoned with powdered lime and corn syrup and pumped out by all-inclusive resorts and chain restaurants. The Cuban classic, belonging to the Daisy family of cocktails (spirit, citrus, sugar), is one of the simplest and most sublime drinks. Ernest Hemingway sure thought so – he soaked up daily daiquiris during his Havana years, preferring them without sugar and twice the rum.
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1½ oz Cognac ¾ oz Cointreau (or orangeflavoured liqueur) ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
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Fresh is best (powdered bar mix should be illegal), and hand juicers are also the most rewarding way to strengthen your grip. Citrus press juicer ($45, the Crafty Bartender, 905-986-5346, thecraftybartender.com)
2. Vegetable peeler (for thick twists) Y-shaped veggie peelers pull thick twists, expressing clouds of citrus oil that lend irresistible aroma to cocktails.
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James Bond had it backwards – spirit-forward cocktails like the martini should be stirred, not shaken, to mix a crystal-clear cocktail and control dilution. If you don’t want to drop big bucks on a gorgeous Japanese Yarai, a simple Boston glass does the trick. Etched mixing glass with strainer ($34.95, BYOB Cocktail Emporium)
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9. Boston shaker A simple tin container is the bare essential of at-home cocktailing. Whether you’re using a glass or steel insert smacked to seal it in place, a proper shake is always thrown on a vigorous horizontal. Another good smack on the tin’s side easily breaks the vacuum and spares you having to deal with a stuck shaker; cocktails are designed to release frustration, not breed it. ($7.95 (insert) and $10.95 (shaker), BYOB Cocktail Emporium)
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Though most will eat just about anything after the third drink, having the gang over for cocktails and a few snacks calls for more than a two-four and a couple of bags of no-name ripple chips. But if you want your friends to remember more than what happened in the spare bedroom, you’re going to have to call in the big guns. Some of T.O.’s most popular restos will cater your bash. Known for some of the best Mexican and barbecue around, both Grand
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ander stalk, white pepper, shrimp and egg. Stir and marinate for 30 minutes. Spread each square with the shrimp mixture, pressing lightly so it sticks to the bread. Press a coriander leaf into each. Heat canola oil to medium-high and deep-fry both sides, starting with the topping side, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serves eight, with cucumber relish. Cucumber relish (R-Jad) 1 cup water 4 tbsp white vinegar 4 tbsp sugar Large pinch of salt 4 tbsp cucumber, seeded and diced 2 tbsp shallot, diced 2 red bird chilies, chopped Bring water, vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil. Set aside to cool and then add cucumber, shallot and chilies. Sukhothai, 274 Parliament, at Dundas, 416-913- 8846; 52 Wellington East, at Church, 647-351-4612, sukhothaifood.ca Sabai Sabai, 225 Church, at Dundas, 647-748-4225, sabaisabaito.ca, SD @sabaisabaito
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So you’re missing a piece... A course in continuing education can upgrade your skills, fill a gap in your knowledge or change your entire career path. Here’s how three professionals made the most of their classes.
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Fran Freeman Urban beekeeper
I have apiaries in three locations, and I’m responsible for caring for and managing the bees there. I took a credit course in apiculture online and the sustainable urban agriculture program online as well, both through the University of Guelph. I’ve wanted to keep bees since I was in my 20s. I actually built hive boxes and got some equipment back then but didn’t know how to approach it. I always thought I’d have a couple of hives in my backyard, but after taking these courses, beekeeping became a larger issue. My background is in natural and organic food retail and wholesale. I was a manager at a food co-op for a number of years. As an organic gardener, I’ve always been interested in quality food, but as I learned about food security, that became more important to me. I started looking into sustainable agriculture because
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big organic isn’t necessarily a sustainable process. In particular, I took a course that was very intense: Theory And Principles Of Sustainable Agriculture And Horticulture. I’d learned about permaculture before, but this really got me thinking more heavily about it. Now it’s not just a matter of my raising some bees; I’m looking at it in terms of raising them in a sustainable way in an urban bee-breeding program. Part of the issue is that it’s thought that a particular type of pesticide is responsible for the bee die-offs in the countryside. Yet we still use some of those pesticides on golf courses and lawns, nursery stock is still treated with it and so on. Because of this, we are developing a Toronto bee, our own urban bee stock that is strong and hardy so we don’t have to look to rural apiaries for our breeding stock. It’s pretty phenomenal to work with bees. They are
After taking the Guelph course, I now not only raise bees, but raise them in a sustainable way.
a super-organism and have a hive consciousness, a collective intelligence – a highly organized society in which they do collective decision-making. When the bees are happy, strong and thriving, their hum makes something like an “om” sound. You could say it’s a spiritual experience. Compassionate and empathic people make the best beekeepers. Artists make good beekeepers because they have a lot of these skill sets or attributes. They’re used to working alone and they’re problem solvers, and they have to really listen to their mater ials in order to use them well. I’m not in it for the honey, because that attitude leads to shortcuts that don’t have the best interests of the bees at heart. The best part of the job? It opens up your heart.
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ferent areas and think about more wholly encompass ing solutions specific to problems that a business may have. To do my job, you need to be able to prioritize dif ferent tasks and to thrive in changing and dynamic environments. You must have a very broad mindset, patience and good communication skills. You do have negative experiences on the job, but those are really opportunities to find another solution. We look back and ask, “What are the lessons learned as a result of this? What could we do better to improve the result?” By looking at the process critically, you can de rive benefits for future projects. My best experiences are seeing projects come to fruition while meeting cost and time constraints. If we’re able to cut costs and allow for improved productivity, those are the real successes that I love to see. I also love to see the benefit that all employees obtain from that. I’ve had employees say a task used to take 10 of us a week and now we’re able to do it overnight with fewer staff. Those are the moments that make a difference.
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Video editor and producer I used to work in publicity, and it was on my last job that I started working as a producer. I got interested in telling stories versus having to pitch stories to media, because it’s much more interesting to make an inspiring video than it is to sell it to someone. Because I’d been producing videos and making music – I’m also a musician – I thought, “How about film and sound editing?” A film and sound editing course at Ryerson University’s Chang School taught me about storytelling and got me interested in film. Editing is very much like music – it’s all about timing. The more I learned about editing, the more I learned about music, and vice versa. I graduated high school early because I fast-tracked. Though I got into several universities, I couldn’t afford anything at the time, so at 18 I just started working and built up a lot of work experience. But I didn’t have any formal training and didn’t feel like I had a skill set. Somehow I talked my way into publicity, but I wanted to develop skills that would allow me to be creative. Editing is helping me uncover that creativity again after many years. The Ryerson program was eye-opening because I learned a lot about storytelling. After that, I did an intensive six-week pro-
gram at the Manhattan Edit Workshop, where I mastered four editing software programs. I was cutting footage from network TV shows as well as learning about storytelling and effects. Ryerson gave me the introduction, and from there I investigated more. When I’m cutting a scene with two actors, I’m telling a story and get to see how the audience reacts, which has rekindled my interest in performing. I love the idea of being behind the camera, but I’m also interested in getting back onstage. I took improv classes over the winter. I’ve also been taking other online courses and tutorials. I’ve been networking and meeting editors and actors and picking their brains. As continuing ed taught me, you really have to hustle. The course can introduce you to the material, but it’s up to you to delve deeper. My favourite experience editing is creating a story and seeing how an audience reacts to my work – if they laugh or are stunned. That’s the best part. Everything else beforehand is very indepen dent, which I like. I don’t have a boss except the director, and I don’t have a corporate office. Telling stories is a pretty cool job.
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AA has a line of knits made from the 100,000 pounds a week of factory clippings that would otherwise get trashed. Instead, those cotton bits get recycled into yarn and made into socks, beanies and AA’s two most popular sweaters, including this cable knit. (There’s a recycled men’s sweater, too.) Too bad it’s not entirely recycled (45 per cent regular polyester), but it is sweatshop-free, from L.A. $77. SCORE: NNN
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This Vancouver-based label started a “sustainable employment project” in Indonesia back in 2009, and the owner spends four months of the year working with the co-op on site. Lots of hot sweaters like this one to pick from that’ll keep you stylishly toasty in 100 per cent certified-organic knit cotton. Available at Coal Miner’s Daughter and elroyapparel.com. $130. SCORE: NNNN
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Liven up the season with this snuggly magenta number complete with kangaroo pockets and a wind-fighting collar. Now, Fig isn’t exclusively eco – but the entire Fig Chalet line is made of organic cotton with a pinch of spandex, and it’s all manufactured in Montreal. Available at Chartreuse Style and figclothing.com. $100. SCORE: NNNN
of Prosperity Without Growth: Economics For A Finite Planet, who teamed up with York’s Peter Victor, author of Managing Without Growth: Slower By Design, Not Disaster.
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They may not be waving placards, but that doesn’t mean the Canadian Society for Ecological Economists isn’t pondering a thoroughgoing transformation of the way we do things. The org hosted Sustaining The Commons: Ideas And Actions For A Green Economy at York University from October 31 to November 2. Ecoholic chats with conference presenter Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey, author
How does the discipline of economics have to change? “Economics does a bad job of making sure people have equal access to jobs, income, goods and services, and of ensuring that our economic activity doesn’t destroy the environment or that supply chains are free of slave labour. It’s also built on continually expanding indebtedness, creating fragility in the system that leads to collapse. Economics didn’t see the [2008] collapse coming and doesn’t know how to get things back to normal except through growth, withdrawing social investment and public funding and wanting everybody to buy as much as possible.” Why do we have to shake up the meaning of prosperity? “Prosperity is about good material conditions of living, but it’s also about psychological things: a strong sense of identity, being affiliated with a social group, participating in the life of society. When you look at what gives people a good quality of life, its surprising how poorly it corresponds with only having more money.”
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How do we shift away from a growth-based economy? “Enterprises can’t just be a profit-maximizing activity for shareholders, drawing resources out of the ground, pumping them into a consumer society and throwing them away. Enterprise, as we reconceive it, is people in the service of other people. Investment has been per verted; it’s seen as a speculative, gambling activity. We think investment should be a relationship between the present and the future, one that protects the assets on which our future prosperity depends.” Do we have to do away with stock markets dependent on growth? “Investment managers have short time horizons for their investment bonuses. Speculating reaps the rewards but never pays the costs associated with them – the damage to the environment, to people’s lives, the debts incurred when the system crashes. There are lovely examples of [enterprises based on service]: community bonds, credit unions, small-scale initiatives, cooperative investment initiatives. People [in these projects] were prepared to say that if the system doesn’t work for us, they would build something better.”
Nothin’ greener than local second-hand, and sporting four vintage sweaters revisioned into one makes a great conversation piece over fruitcake. That’s why I’m putting Paper People Clothing (available at Fresh Collective and Ecoexistence) and Preloved (available in Preloved’s flagship store and preloved.ca) in first place. $149. SCORE: NNNNN
Are you calling for a revolution? “There has to be a transformation. Peter and I believe this needs to be democratic, supported by government and nurtured in communities. Without it, there’s no way to protect ecological assets, ensure financial stability and improve social well-being. When a finance system is running amok in the wrong direction, capital just flows to places where it can reap the rewards of degrading activities.” How can individuals help spark the new economy? “We point to food co-ops, taking advantage of feed-in tariffs to build local renewable energy, the renovation and refurbishment of neighbourhoods, housing, parks, gardens, asking fundamental questions about how you invest your money. There is also protesting, lobbying and engaging in the political process. [Giving people] back their sense of agency is what ultimately creates the ability to change.” Get your copy of Adria Vasil’s latest book, Ecoholic Body: Your Ultimate Earth-Friendly Guide To Living Healthy And Looking Good – in bookstores everywhere! NOW NOVEMBER 21-27 2013
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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 The poet Charles
Baudelaire prayed for help, but not to God – rather he prayed to the writer Edgar Allan Poe. Novelist Malcolm Lowry sometimes pleaded with God to give him insight, but he also prayed to the writer Franz Kafka. I really like this approach to seeking guidance and recommend it to you in the coming days. Which hero, dead or alive, could you call on to uplift you? What amazing character might bring you the inspiration you need? Be brazen and imaginative. The spirits could be of more help than you can imagine. Magic is afoot.
Taurus Apr 20 | May 20 U.S. Confeder-
ate General Richard S. Ewell (18171872) sometimes experienced episodes in which he truly thought he was a bird. Princess Alexandria of Bavaria (18261875) believed that when she was young, she had eaten a glass piano. Then there was the Prussian military officer Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819), who imagined he was pregnant with an elephant. Sad and funny and crazy, right? And yet it’s my understanding that all of us have fixed delusions. They are less bizarre than those I cited, but they can still be debilitating. What are yours, Taurus? Do you secretly believe that a certain turning point in your past scarred you f orever?
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Gemini May 21 | Jun 20 Philosopher Eckhart Tolle suggests that “there may be one person who reflects your love back to you more clearly and more intensely than others.” For some of us, this numinous reflection comes from a special animal. Whatever is the case for you, Gemini, I urge you to devote extra time to your r elationship with this creature in the next 14 days. Meditate on how you could provide more nurturing and inspiration. Brainstorm about the possibility of deepening your connection. What practical actions could you take to boost your loved one’s fortunes?
Cancer Jun 21 | Jul 22 The Cancerian s oprano Kirsten Flagstad was regarded as one of the great operatic singers of the 20th century. Critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor said that “no one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of line and tone.” She specialized in the operas of German composer Richard Wagner, whose masterwork, The Ring Of The Nibelung, takes 15 hours to perform. Flagstad was asked to name the single most important thing she needed in Call 416.364.3444 ext. 381 to book your ad today!
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order to perform Wagner’s music with the excellence it demanded. Her answer: comfortable shoes. Regard that as good advice for your own life and work, Cancerian – both literally and metaphorically. It’s time to get really well grounded.
Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 Have you ever been in
a social situation where you really didn’t care what anyone thought of you and therefore felt absolutely free to act on your inner promptings? When was the last time you lost all your inhibitions and self-consciousness while making love? Can you truly say that sometime recently you have been totally responsive to your festive impulses? If you have experienced any blockages in expressing this type of energy, now is a perfect moment to fix that. You have a date with robust, innocent self-expression.
Virgo Aug 23 | Sep 22 Norwegian public television is experimenting with a phenomenon called Slow TV. In one reality show, the main character built a fire with logs and kept it burning for 12 hours. In another program, patient viewers watched for five days as a cruise ship made its way along the Norwegian coast. A third show featured a woman knitting a sweater from start to finish. I wish you would get hooked on slow-motion activities like those, Virgo. Maybe it would help you lower your thoughts-per-minute rate and influence you to take longer, deeper breaths and remember that relaxation is an art you can cultivate. And then you would be in righteous alignment with the cosmic rhythms.
Libra Sep 23 | Oct 22 You’re smarter
than you think you are, and soon you will be even smarter. Previously inaccessible wisdom is seeping up from the depths of your subconscious mind, making its way to your conscious awareness. Your eyes are noticing more
than they usually do. Your memory is working at peak levels. And your enhanced ability to entertain paradoxical ideas is giving you special insight into the nature of reality. What will you do with this influx of higher intelligence? I suggest you focus its full force on one of your knottiest problems.
thumping. How? Go over the events of the last 11 months, and identify times when you weren’t your very best self or didn’t live up to your highest ideals. Then perform rituals of atonement. Express your desire to correct wrong turns. Give gifts that will heal damaged dynamics.
Scorpio Oct 23 | Nov 21 The Paris Review interviewed Mexican poet Octavio Paz. “Just how much revising do you do?” the interviewer asked. “I revise incessantly,” Paz replied. “Some critics say too much, and they may be right. But if there’s a danger in revising, there is much more danger in not revising. I believe in inspiration, but I also believe that we’ve got to help inspiration, restrain it and even contradict it.” I bring this up, Scorpio, because I believe you are ripe for a phase of intense revision. Inspiration has visited you a lot lately, but now it will subside for a while so you can wrangle all your raw material into graceful, resilient, enduring shapes.
Aquarius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Grammy-
Sagittarius Nov 22 | Dec 21 Costa Rica will be closing its zoos in 2014. What will happen to the 400 or so animals housed there? They will have to be rehabilitated at animal rescue centres and then released into the wild. I suspect there will be a metaphorically similar process going on for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Parts of your instinctual nature will, in a sense, be freed from captivity. You will need to find ways to retrain your animal intelligence to function outside of the tame conditions it got used to. Capricorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Will fate kick your sweet ass sometime soon? Quite possibly. You may be compelled to face up to the consequences of your unloving a ctions or unconscious decisions. I’m pleased to tell you, however, that you might be able to dramatically minimize or even neutralize the butt-
winning singer/songwriter Bill Withers became a big star in the 1970s with hits like Ain’t No Sunshine and Lean on Me. But he hasn’t recorded a new album since 1985, nor has he toured. What happened? In Still Bill, the documentary film about his life, Withers says, “I watch other people show off and I say, man, I used to want to show off. If I could just get, you know, moved to. I need a little injection in my showin’ off gland.” I wish you could get an injection like that, too, Aquarius. I’d like to see you show off more. Not in a contrived, over-the-top, Lady Gaga-esque way. Rather, the purpose would be to get more aggressive in showing people who you are and what you can do. I want your talents and assets to be better known.
Pisces Feb 19| Mar 20 I have a feeling that your value will be rising in the coming weeks. An attractive person you thought was out of your league may express curiosity about you. You could get an offer to do an interesting job or task that you had previously considered unavailable. I bet your reputation will be growing, mostly for the better. Who knows? If you put a halfeaten piece of your toast for sale on eBay, it might sell for as much as if it were Justin Timberlake’s toast. Here’s the upshot: you should have confidence in your power to attract bigger rewards and more appreciation. Homework: Forget all you know about gratitude. Act as if it’s a new emotion you’re tuning into for the first time. Then let it rip.
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It was cold outside, but John Legend brought warmth and his calling card: sheer unadulterated seduction. Backed by a six-piece band and dressed in a casual suit and sneakers, Legend sang with conviction, his soulful pipes reverberating wonderfully. But it was the way he added deft theatrics to his jazzed-up soul that most captivated. His pelvic thrusts were deemed “quite tempting” by a wooed fan in my row, and indeed they quickly became hypnotic. (I found myself peeling off my layers of denim without thinking.) Midway through the show, his band left the stage as he insisted, “We need a little alone time” (insert shrieks). A four-song solo stretch of slow jams followed. Uptempo songs suited him, too. During an emphatic rendition of Used To Love U, he implored the crowd to get out of their seats and stay up. They complied.
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You can tell that Jonas Bonnetta has been touring his latest Evening Hymns album, Spectral Dusk, for the last year and a half. His Drake Underground set was smooth and confident, dotted with banter that was personal (he wrote Spectral Dusk in response to his father’s death) and comical (he joked that now that he’s turned quasi-hippie, his next record is going to be his draft dodger album). Starting solo and building toward full-band bombast added sweet dynamics. Bonnetta transitioned mid-set with an impressive performance of Mtn. Song (from 2009’s Spirit Guides) that included a drum machine, looped vocals and guitars. Then the sensitive
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Rating: NNNN As Lady, Nicole Wray throws back to 60s soul – right down to her modish polka-dotted mini and a backing band that could pass for That Thing You Do’s Oneders. Wray had a gold single (the hip-hop/R&B sizzler Make It Hot) back in 1998 and has sung plenty of features and backups since, but she belongs front and centre. She seems to have hit her stride in this Motown-channelling incarnation. The collection of tunes off her self-titled debut (plus a cover or two) showcased her vocals in a way that late-90s R&B couldn’t: she has one of the biggest, best voices you’ll hear live, and from the first number, Tell The Truth, the small but boogying crowd was buying what she was selling. She’s also a natural onstage: “Putting the toilet seat down, picking up after yourself, telling me you love me. If you can’t do that shit, we’re not going to be together. How ’bout that?” she sassed before singing If You Wanna Be My Man. Bittersweet love song If Only was the highlight – the kind of tune you JULIA LECONTE find yourself singing along to the very first time you hear it. folk approach gave way to impassioned rock ’n’ roll after a bassist and drummer came aboard. New songs Rescue Teams and Evil Forces indicate a much bigger and louder direction for the in-progress album, while Cabin In The Burn from Spectral Dusk grew into something so
transcendent that the large crowd stood in stunned silence before breaking into massive cheering. Earlier, Andy Shauf’s intimate set highlighted the Regina singer/songwriter’s captivating voice, stellar lyrics and Elliott Smith-style of melancholic songwriting. One to watch. CARLA GILLIS
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Rating: NNNN When Frankie Knuckles moved from NYC to Chicago in 1977 to become the Warehouse’s resident DJ, he couldn’t have known that the gay after-hours gig would eventually lead to the creation of what’s now known as house music. The genre has since splintered into a million subcategories, but Knuckles remains a vital living link to its roots. If you love house, you owe it to yourself to catch him spinning at least once. And if you’d heard him before, you knew exactly what to expect Saturday at Ryze. As usual, Knuckles delivered the goods: soulful vocals, warm piano chords, chunky drums and flawless mixing. He included lots of nods to the past, although it wasn’t a retro classic house set. Some might complain of a lack of surprises, but that’s missing the point. The reasons fans continue to pack clubs for Knuckles after all these years is that we want what he does, and he does it very well. BENJAMIN BOLES
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It was an easy decision for Dan Burke to make. After Lou Reed’s death last month, the Silver Dollar promoter and booker was approached separately by Greg Jarvis of space rockers Flowers of Hell and country/ bluesman Suitcase Sam to host a tribute night. He took the ball and ran with it, inviting along other Toronto acts including By Divine Right, Ostrich Tuning and Lily Frost. “The death of an artist as significant as Reed definitely merits a memorial show – especially in a city as musically significant as Toronto,” says Burke. “We’re fulfilling an obligation.” Frost agrees, saying that Reed “rests deep in the psyche of us all.” The bilingual singer/songwriter will perform Pale Blue Eyes, Reed’s 1969 Velvet Underground classic, with her husband, José Contreras
of By Divine Right. Reed’s music resonates differently for everyone, but local act Ostrich Tuning maintain a particularly strong connection: the band is named after a type of alternative tuning that Reed developed on his pre-Velvet Underground track The Ostrich. But for guitarist Ian McPhedran, it’s bigger than that. Reed’s legacy eclipses genres altogether. “His influence is ubiquitous among most of the bands we play with, which is remarkable, given the wide variety of amazing music in this city,” he says. “[The lineup] really reflects this and makes for some interesting pairings.” Burke has presented hundreds of shows, but rarely does he get the opportunity to pay homage to one of the greats. “[Reed was] a very powerful character with a fearless drive for self-expression,” he says. “Ultimately, the tribute show will be a good chance to revisit his work and examine his soul.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com
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SLAYER, GOJIRA, 4ARM Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay East), tonight (Thursday, November 21) See preview, page 72. WALE Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne), tonight (Thursday, November 21) Rapper returns sans J Cole. LOU REED TRIBUTE w/ By Divine Right, Lily Frost, Flowers of Hell, Ostrich Tuning with Steven Leckie, Patti Cake and others Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), tonight (Thursday, November 21) See preview, page 63. BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Flato Markham Theatre (171 Town Centre), tonight (Thursday, November 21) Gospel, blues and rock and roll. BORN RUFFIANS, DILLY DALLY Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Friday (November 22) Local indie rock in a big room. YOUNG GALAXY, ALVVAYS The Hoxton (69 Bathurst), Friday (November 22) Catchy, dreamy indie pop.
THUNDERCAT, MAYLEE TODD Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Friday (November 22) See preview, page 68. THE KENNEDY SUITE w/ Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer, Skydiggers, Harlan Pepper, Doug Paisley and others Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Friday & Saturday (November 22 & 23) See preview, page 71. DIEMONDS, PUBLIC ANIMAL, MIDNIGHT MALICE, LIAM MACKENZIE Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (November 23) Sleaze rock and all-round heaviness. DWAYNE GRETZKY Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne), Saturday (November 23) Wayne’s World cover tunes. MAC DEMARCO, ELL V GORE The Hoxton (69 Bathurst), Sunday (November 24) Rollicking garage-surf rock. ROKIA TRAORÉ Royal Conservatory of Music, Koerner Hall (273 Bloor West), Wednesday (November 27) See preview, page 66.
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When armed militant groups moved to ban music outright in rebel-held territories last year, internationally acclaimed Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré decamped to the UK to record her wide-ranging fifth album, Beautiful Africa (Warner), with the struggle back home top of mind. “The [title track] is a reflection of life in Mali and living there,” Traoré explains on the line from a tour stop in Leeds. “Before the crisis, I used to go
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abroad for my work and then come back home, and I can certainly see the difference between then and now. It has a direct impact on people’s lives every day.” Sung in French, English and the West African language of Bambara, Beautiful Africa’s songs explore Traoré’s despair and anger at what has happened to her country and elsewhere on the continent, but also her abiding hope for a brighter future. The daughter of a diplomat, Traoré travelled widely in her youth, giving up her studies in Brussels to return to Mali, where she forged a sound largely rooted in acoustic guitar. She also combined the traditional n’goni and the xylophone-like balafon, two instruments not usually played together in Africa. “I never had the intention of creating a new style, but I’m not from the traditional school of Malian music, so my sound developed from a real mix of things,” Traoré says. “I follow my intuition, which is rooted in my personality.” Touring widely for the first time in years, Traoré’s looking forward to returning to North America this month to share her unique spin on the African sound with audiences both new and old. “Music is not just about the melody – it’s about the lyrics,” she notes. “In Mali, music still plays a vital part in people’s lives – and we continue to tell that story.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto
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Thursday, November 21 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul
Alessa Rio, Tyanna Nikkita and others 7 pm. Rivoli Indie Night doors 9 pm. Silver Dollar Lou Reed Tribute By Divine Right, Lily Frost, Flowers of Hell w/ Andre Ethier, Ostrich Tuning w/ Steven Leckie, Suitcase Sam, Jesse Laderoute, Patti Cake, Autumn Stones, Broken Bricks 8 pm. See preview, page 63. Southside Johnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm.
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Adelaide Hall Lissie (folk rock) doors 8 pm. ñ Alleycatz Evan Kuhn (acoustic singer/song-
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Cameron House Front Room Jay Harris 10 pm, Corin Raymond 6 pm.
Castro’s Lounge Jerry Leger & the Situation (folk/rock/country) 9 pm.
Kama Thursdays At Five Canadian Jazz Quartet, John MacMurchy (saxophone) 5 to 8 pm. Metropolitan United Church Noon At Met Stephen Harland (tenor) 12:15 to 12:45 pm. Musideum Kiva Simova (world overtone singing) 8 pm. Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar Thursday Night Jazz Party Micah Barnes, Russ Boswell, Daniel Barnes 7:30 pm. Reservoir Lounge Beverly Taft & Her Swell Fellas 7 to 9 pm. The Rex Cal Tjader Tribute Tjaderama 9:30 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. Rooster Coffee House Sam Dickinson, Rob Christian, Gram Whitty, Lee Clarke (jazz) 5 to 7 pm, Ewan Farncombe Trio (jazz) 3 to 5 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross CD release Ken Aldcroft’s Convergence Ensemble, Joel LeBlanc Duo 10 pm.
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Grossman’s Thrill Harmonic 10 pm. Hawaii Bar Luke Vajsar (solo bass) 9 pm. Hugh’s Room Little Miss Higgins
post punk) 10 pm.
halla Rising, Esoteric Doctrine 10 pm. Dakota Tavern Sam Cash & the Romantic Dogs, Kirty 10 pm, Old Cabin, Corey Isnor 7 to 9 pm.
doors 9:30 pm. Eton House Paul Churchill (acoustic pop/ rock) 8 to 11 pm. Firkin on King Paul Price & Co 9:30 pm. Habits Gastropub Zoe Henderson, Katey Morley, Greenway Blvd (pop/jazz/blues) 8 pm. Hart House Arbor Room U of T Idol 8:30 pm. The Hideout Dustin Jones & the Rising Tide 10 pm. Horseshoe First Rate People, ev ree wuhn, the Cautioneers, Texas King 9 pm. Kool Haus Slayer, Gojira, 4Arm (thrash metal) doors 7 pm, all ages. See preview, page 72. Lake Affect Lounge Freedom Train (rock/top 40). Lee’s Palace Toma Y Dale, Desperate Executives, End Holiday 9 pm. Linsmore Tavern Steve Fever Band (indie) 9 pm. Lola Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 9 pm.
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Anniversary Veronica Domingues, Daniella Watters, Savannah-Re, PJ Kingpin Wilson,
Alabama (gospel/blues/R&R) 8 pm. ñ Free Times Cafe Saro Nova-Retro World 8:30 pm.
(blues/folk/roots) 8:30 pm. See album ñ review, page 76.
Joe Mama’s Blackburn, DJ Carl Allen (blues/ soul/R&B) 9 pm.
The Local Ken Yoshioka (blues ) 9 pm. Relish Bar & Grill Rory Cummings the One
Shot Band 7 to 9 pm. Reposado The Reposadist Quartet (gypsy bop). Tranzac Southern Cross Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm. Wise Guys Open Jam Jimmy James 10 pm.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental
Cafune Marisa Oliveira, Barbara de Lafuente
& Henrique Matulis 6:30 pm.
Edward Johnson Building Walter Hall
Music In The Afternoon Concert Series Suzie LeBlanc, Les Voix Humaines Consort of Viols 1:30 pm.
Edward Johnson Building Walter Hall
Vijay Iyer (piano) 7:30 pm. Emmet Ray Bar Vokurka’s Vicarious Virtuoso Violin (Gypsy swing) 9 pm.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
Virtuoso Masterpieces Alexander Seredenko (piano) noon to 1 pm. Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Swing Night Combo Royale 9 pm. Glenn Gould Studio Chikugen Bayashi (Japanese traditional/classical guitar) 8 pm. Jane Mallett Theatre The Miró Quartet 8 pm.
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Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider TUES., NOV. 26, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL “A virtuoso of the banjo, Béla Fleck has been pushing the boundaries of his instrument for over 30 years.” (The New York Times) Brooklyn Rider is “a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.” (NPR)
Rokia Traoré Beautiful Africa
EFS Untitled Thursdays Soundbwoy doors 10 pm. Goodhandy’s T-Girl Parties DJ Todd Klinck.5 Holy Oak Cafe Sandpaper Tango (new wave/
WED., NOV. 27, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL “An extraordinary voice,” (Times) Malian–born Traoré brings to life her beloved homeland in the midst of political uncertainty, celebrating the strength of the human spirit.
The Hoxton Jon Hopkins. ñ Midpoint Nintendo Thursdays (80s Vs 90s).
The Painted Lady Bard From The Club DJ Yana Runa (reggae) 10 pm. Rivoli Pool Lounge DJ Bunitall (R&B/hip-hop). Troika Vodka Boutique Magik Thursdays DJ Magik Mike 10 pm. UNIUN DJ Jazzy Jeff & DJ Premier, Glenn Lewis, Tre Mission, DJ Dlux. WAYLA Bar Random Play DJ Dwayne Minard (70s/80s) 10 pm.
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794 Bathurst Low Down & Deep Logan D, Majistrate, Gremlinz, NC17, Rather Rude Crew, Eighty Nine and others. Alleycatz Lady Kane. Allstars Bar & Grill Black Lady Soul, Selena Dhillon, Scott Free, B Magic, Noyz, Tremayne (hip-hop) 8 pm. Cadillac Lounge Tim Bovaconti (pop) 10 pm, Megan Lane 8 pm. Castro’s Lounge The Untameable Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 5 to 7 pm. The Central Sara, Peyton Rain 10 pm. C’est What The Manvils, the Rathburns, Paint, deVah 9 pm. Club108 108 Reasons To Rock Ill Scarlett, Shark Week. Dakota Tavern The JD Edwards Band 10:30
Presented in association with Batuki Music and Small World Music.
Art of Time Ensemble: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band FRI., NOV. 29, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL Canadian pop icons Steven Page, John Mann, Andy Maize, and Craig Northey re-invent Sergeant Pepper through newly commissioned arrangements from pop, jazz, and classical composers.
Sultans of String with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra SUN., DEC. 1, 2013 7PM KOERNER HALL Named Best World Music Group at the 2012 CFMAs, Sultans of String celebrate the release of their new CD, Symphony!, with Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.
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Regina Carter and Nnenna Freelon
SAT., DEC. 14, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL Nnenna Freelon “has long been regarded as a direct descendant of the great jazz singers of the past.” (USA TODAY) MacArthur genius Regina Carter integrates jazz, funk, Motown, African, and soul music. This concert is part of the TD Jazz: Celebrating Dinah and Sarah concert series.
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pm, Beatles 2nd Album live tribute 7 to 9 pm. The Danforth Music Hall Born Ruf fians, Dilly Dally doors 7 pm, all ages. Eton House The Jones (pop/rock) 9 pm. The Garrison All Toronto’s Parties Lido Pimienta, Young Guv, Actual Water, Gay, Holiday Rambler, Still Boys, DJ Brian Borcherdt doors 9 pm. Guvernment The Sur Music Festival Asylum Vikings, Skinny Fabulous, Porgie & Murda, Shi Wisdom, Glenn Lewis, Musiq Soulchild, DJs Jester, Spoonz, Kid Kut and others. The Hideout The Soul Kicks 11 pm, Ready the Prince 10 pm. Holy Oak Cafe Persian Rugs, the Taste 10 pm. Horseshoe A Wilhelm Scream, the Motor league, Single Mothers, Brutal Youth (hardcore) doors 9 pm.
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The Hoxton Young Galaxy, Alvvays 7 pm. ñ Joe Mama’s The Grind, DJ Carl Allen (Mo-
town/soul/R&B) 10 pm. Lake Affect Lounge The Homeless Band (rock/R&B/funk/top 40/Latin). Lee’s Palace The Skatalites, the Beatdown (ska) doors 9 pm. Linsmore Tavern The High Rollers (pop rock) 9:30 pm. Lola Big Otter Creek (acoustic rock) 10 pm. Phoenix Concert Theatre King Los 8 pm. Revival NuJazz Festival DJ A Skillz, KC Roberts & the Live Revolution, Keener & Farbsie Funk doors 10 pm. Rivoli Pop With Brains – Final Show Adymm Ender, Ox Feathers, Zoo Owl, Gemini 12, White Noise Conspiracy, DJ Walter Carlos doors 9 pm. The Rockpile East Brian Vollmer. Royal Ontario Museum Friday Night Live: Get Wild The JD Edwards Band, the Wilder ness of Manitoba 7 to 11 pm. Silver Dollar Dress Rehearsal, Dead Projec tionists, Gold Pony, Cyprian, Dead Satellites 9 pm. Southside Johnny’s Freedom Train (60s rock) 10 pm. Virgin Mobile Mod Club Diverscity, the Wet Bandits doors 7 pm. Winter Garden Theatre The Kennedy Suite: song cycle about the JFK assassination The Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer, Sky diggers, Jason Collett, Reid Jamieson, Doug Paisley, Harlan Pepper, LeE HARVeY OsMOND, the Good Family, Jessy Bell Smith, the Screwed, the Potion Kings, Ivy Mairi 8 pm. See preview, page 71. Wrongbar Thundercat, Maylee Todd (DJ set). See preview, page 68.
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Multi-genre bassist lets his music do the talking By Julia Leconte Thundercat with Maylee Todd at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Friday (November 22), 10 pm. $15. RT, SS, TW.
Stephen Bruner’s first-ever headlining North American tour won’t be lonely. Sure, the bassist known as Thundercat is used to opening for best bud Flying Lotus. Or playing in bands (he was in thrash group Suicidal Tendencies). Or working with Erykah Badu or Snoop Dogg as a sought-after session musician. But he’s cool with flying solo. “I’m not thinking about the fact that it’s me by myself. I’m thinking about the fact that it’s not just me by myself,” he says over the phone from his native L.A. To recreate his funky jazz-IDM album Apocalypse (Brainfeeder), he brings backup. His brother Ronald Bruner Jr. is on drums, and a third Bruner, Jameel, might come, too. (Their father, drummer Ronald Bruner Sr., played with Motown acts like Gladys Knight and the Temptations.) “[Jameel’s] a virtuoso piano player. So you guys may be one of the few cities that get to see me and my two brothers play together,” says Bruner. Apocalypse was co-produced with partner in crime
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Flying Lotus, who Bruner says brings out the absolute best in him. “That’s my writing partner right there. If I were Stanley Clarke, he’d be my George Duke.” Fitting comparison. It’s not difficult to see the influence of 70s jazz fusionists all over Thundercat’s music. Released last June, Apocalypse built on the futuristic sound of its predecessor, 2011’s The Golden Age Of The Apocalypse, adding more vocals and, frankly, more heart. Case in point: Heartbreaks + Setbacks, the stirring lead single whose inspiration Bruner would rather not reveal. An oversimplified conclusion is that it’s about the November 2012 death of his good friend, jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer Austin Peralta, to whom the album’s final song – A Message For Austin/Praise The Lord/Enter The Void – is dedicated. “The outstanding thing that everybody [thinks the song is about is] Austin dying,” he says, “and even now [his death] really hurts. “But it’s one of those things where it’s heartbreaks and setbacks. It’s the reality of life... how up and down it is.” Bruner either can’t or doesn’t want to get more specific. He doesn’t have to, though. The song – simply sung and beautifully executed – says it all. 3 julial@nowtoronto.com | @julialeconte
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Folk/Blues/Country/World
Cameron House Back Room Delta Will, the Belle Comedians, Year of Glad 8 pm. Cameron House Front Room Rucksack Willies 10 pm, Patrick Brealey 8 pm, David Celia 6 pm. DANZoN Studio Shine Cabaret Series Evelynn Parry, Kyra Milan 8 pm. Dominion on Queen Don River Blues Band 9 pm. Enwave Theatre 15th Anniversary Concert Nagata Shachu (taiko drums) 8 pm. Grossman’s Mad Cats 10 pm. Lula Lounge Yani Borrell (salsa) 10:30 pm. Opera House Que Beleza Party Samba Squad & Dance Migration 9 pm. The Paddock Sugar Brown (blues) 9 pm. Relish Bar & Grill The Danger Bees 9:30 pm. Renaissance by the Creek ARTBEATS Carnivale John LaRosa & La Magia Negra Drum & Dance Collective, Carla Casanova & the Latin Train, Laura Fernandez (Latin jazz) 7 pm. The Rex Chuck Jackson (blues) 9:45 pm. Tranzac Main Hall CD release show Duane Andrews & Craig Young 7 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross CD release Local 164, Zachary Bennett (alt-country) 10 pm, the Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm. Valentina Evaristo (Cuban Trova) 8 pm.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental
By The Way Cafe After Dinner Jazz Chris Adriaanse & Liam Stanley Duo 8 pm. Gate 403 Brownman Akoustic Trio 8 pm. Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Gypsy Rebels 9 pm. Habits Gastropub Bruce Harvey Quartet (jazz) 8 pm. Hart House Arbor Room Jazz At Oscar’s Jim Lewis Orchestra 9 pm.
Hugh’s Room Gregg Stafford’s New Orleans Stomp! 8:30 pm.
Lula Lounge A40 Groove (Latin jazz) 8 pm. Massey Hall Jazz At Massey Hall: Wayne
Shorter 80th-Year Celebration Wayne Shorter Quartet, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, ACS 8 pm. Musideum Sean Bray’s Peach Trio 8 pm. Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar Fridays To Sing About Peggy Mahon Trio 7:30 pm. The Rex Artie Roth Group 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. Roy Thomson Hall Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott (cello, piano) 8 pm.
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Hall Royal Conservatory Orchestra 8 pm. Trinity St. Paul’s Church La Istoria De Purim: Music And Poetry Of The Jews In Renaissance Italy The Toronto Consort 8 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Andy Poolhall Moves DJs Barbi, EfSharp & Caff
(dancefloor anthems/guilty pleasures) 10 pm.
Brassaii Love Me Till I’m Me Again DJ Under cover 10 pm.
Bunda Lounge Jay Hamilton Memorial Jam Jackin’ House, DJs Deko-ze, Robb G, B-Team, Mattyson, Soapy, the Goons. Castro’s Lounge Record Party DJ ‘I Hate You Rob’ (soul/funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly/ power pop) 10 pm. Emmet Ray Bar DJ Funky Flavours (funk/soul) 10 pm. Fly Fly POP! DJ Sumation doors 10 pm.5
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The Hoxton Focus Fridays RJD2 10 pm. ñ Nyood DJ Wristpect 10 pm.
The Painted Lady DJ NV (hip-hop/funk/soul/ Motown/mashups) 10 pm. The Piston Dutty Choppa Chop (reggae dancehall) 10 pm. Rivoli Pool Lounge DJ Stu (classic rock & roll).
Saturday, November 23 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul
Alleycatz Lady Kane. Bovine Sex Club The Governor’s Bash Fuck
the Facts, Godstopper, Slyde (heavy metal & comedy) doors 9 pm. Cadillac Lounge The Mercenaries (oldies rock cover band). The Central Jessica Blake, Ania Ziemirska 6 pm. Dakota Tavern Single Series Release Party One Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party. Duffy’s Tavern inSeverance, Cold Dead Hands, Terror Lake (punk/alternative/garage). El Mocambo Bernhoft (pop/soul) doors 8 pm. Eton House The Lone Stars (50s-90s hits) 3 to 7 pm. The Garrison Diemonds, Public Ani mal, Midnight Malice, Liam Mackenzie doors 9 pm. The Hideout The Beggars 11 pm, Covered in Paint 10 pm. Horseshoe The Lone Bellow, Aoife O’Donovan doors 9 pm.
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Multi-Faith Concert In Honour Of Rabbi Lawrence Englander The Josh Nelson Project, Neshama Carlebach, Aviva Chernick (Jaffa Road), Fo Guang Choir Group and others 7 pm. Joe Mama’s Shugga, DJ Carl Allen (funk/ Motown/soul/R&B/top 40) 10 pm. Kool Haus Reggae Or Die Baby Cham, Whitebwoy, Steenie, Blaxz Dun Place, Black Reaction, DJ Tyrone, DJ Jc. Lake Affect Lounge The Pie Guys & Mary McKay. 4-8 pm. Linsmore Tavern Chris Collins Trio (pop rock) 9:30 pm. Lola Paul ‘Too Tall’ Jones 8 pm. Massey Hall Classic Albums Live – Supertramp: Crime Of The Century 8 pm. Measure 2013 Indie Radio Gala Mushy Callahan, Sons of Revelry, Streetlight Mara thon, Maps. The Painted Lady Music by Salazar 10 pm. Phoenix Concert Theatre Dwayne’s Dworld Dwayne Gretzky doors 9 pm. Pogue Mahone The Rough Copies 8 pm. The Rex Danny Marks (pop) noon. Rivoli On Everest, the Captain Andrew Boot string Band, Sun K doors 9 pm. The Rockpile East Famous Underground, Warmachine, Revolution doors 8 pm, all ages. 751 Wolfshirt/Rotten Folk We Were Heads, the Holy Gasp, Nebular Crush doors 9 pm. Silver Dollar The Green Rays, Hustbands, Programm, Spectre, Kristina King & the Walk Ons 9 pm.
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T.O. Music Notes Azari & Zero
Azari & III’s self-titled debut album was one of the most promising local releases of 2011 and made waves overseas, too. Alas, infighting among the members – Alphonse Lanza III, Christian Farley, Cedric Gasaida and Rodney Morgan – has led to the house music revisionists’ unexpected demise. The breakup happened via Lanza’s Facebook page, on which he also threw around some nasty allegations before deleting them overnight. Lanza’s official statement, however, is sweet as pie, explaining that the “art project” had “done its work, run its course and is... a momentary blip in time.” He will likely keep busy in his dark-minded rock band the Cruelty Party, and he also alluded in the statement to something called Aeon of the Phoenix – another art project, presumably? Either way, he sounds optimistic, ending with “Long live the new flesh.”
Shave-Down November’s almost over, which means Movember’s almost over, which means there’ll soon be a whole lotta shaving going on. Sneaky Dee’s (431 College) got in on the stache-growing action with a launch party at the start of the month, and on Monday (November 25) it’ll donate 25 per cent of sales on three menu items (the ones named after Toronto bands: the Fucked Up
Breakfast, Cancer Bats’ Destroyer Fries and Lights’ Cactus In The Valley Nachos) to the prostate and testicular cancer awareness cause. That’s on top of money raised by the music venue’s official team, which last year amounted to over $2,500. Nice going.
Bootleggin’ It
Just in time for the holidays, Sloan are putting out another record. A ctually, it’s an audience-captured bootleg from a Tokyo concert originally recorded in January 2002 when the band was touring their Pretty Together album. The Halifax-bred shillers of collectables have been busy: this is the third instalment of their bootleg vinyl series. There are just 500 copies, pressed on white-Japanese-flag vinyl. Need further enticements? The recording includes a rare performance by Patrick Pentland on drums, and Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott playing a duo version of The Life Of A Working Girl. It went on sale November 20, so hurry over to sloanmusic.com before it’s too late.
going gaga
Lady Gaga swooped through town this week to promote her recent album, Artpop, and host an intimate, no-media-allowed Q&A session at 99 Sudbury for ticket buyers (Visa Infinite cardholders only) and contest winners. In true Gaga style, she was an hour late for the pre-event photo call, uttering but a few words – meant for her Toronto monsters – to the huddled press as she breezed by: “I miss you.”
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Winter Garden Theatre The Kennedy
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Suite: song cycle about the JFK assassination The Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer, Skydiggers, Jason Collett, Reid Jamieson, Doug Paisley, Harlan Pepper, LeE HARVeY OsMOND, the Good Family, Jessy Bell Smith, the Screwed, the Potion Kings, Ivy Mairi 8 pm. See preview, page 71.
Folk/Blues/Country/World
Beit Zatoun Autumn Concert Nano Valverde & Ayekan 8:30 pm.
Blue Goose Tavern Danny B’s House Party
The Danny B Band (blues harp) 3 to 6 pm. Cameron House Front Room Colonel Tom & the American Pour 10 pm, Joanne Mackell 6 pm, Sue & Dwight 3 pm. Castro’s Lounge Big Rude Jake (blues shouter) 4:30 pm. Dakota Tavern Bluegrass Brunch 10 am-2 pm.
DANZoN Studio Shine Cabaret Series Evelynn Parry, Kyra Milan 8 pm. Dominion on Queen CD release party Terry Gillespie (blues) 9 pm. Dora Keogh Paul Reddick (blues/roots harmonica) 10 pm. Enwave Theatre 15th Anniversary Concert Nagata Shachu (taiko drums) 8 pm. Eton House The Starlite Band (country/rock) 9 pm. Free Times Cafe Steve Raiken & Marisa Claire 8:30 pm. Full of Beans Coffee Rebas Open Mic Saturdays Philomene Hoffman 1 to 4 pm. Graffiti’s The Rizdales 4 to 7 pm. Grossman’s Beggar’s Banquet 10 pm. Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine Robi Peterson 8 pm. Holy Oak Cafe Max Kelly (old time) 10 pm. Hugh’s Room Jory Nash (folk/jazz/blues/ pop) 8:30 pm. The Local Abdominal & the Obliques (acoustic hip-hop/blues) 9 pm. Lula Lounge Conjunto Lacalu (salsa/Cuban sonora) 10:30 pm.
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Relish Bar & Grill Susies Alibi 9:30 pm, Song-
bird Sessions 1 to 4 pm. The Rex Jake Chisholm Group (blues) 3:30 pm.
Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall World Music Anoushka ñ Shankar 8 pm. Southside Johnny’s The Bear Band (rock/ blues) 4 to 8 pm.
Tranzac Southern Cross Prince Enoki 10
pm, Joe Hall 6:30 pm, Jamzac 3 pm. Tranzac tiki room Amy Campbell 3 pm.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental Cafune Abby 8 pm. Chalkers Pub Don Thompson & Reg
Schwager Duo 6 to 9 pm.
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Charles Dickens’ Chanukah Carol The Lezmas Band 7:30 pm. Grossman’s The Happy Pals (trad jazz) 4:30 to 8 pm. Holy Oak Cafe Pitom Duo (jazz) 7:30 pm. May Cafe Jazz Series (curated by Brownman) 8 pm. continued on page 72 œ
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COWBOY JUNKIES
Scott Garbe and 40-plus Toronto musicians mark the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death By SARAH GREENE COWBOY JUNKIES PRESENT THE KENNEDY SUITE with special guests SKYDIGGERS, SARAH HARMER, JASON COLLETT, LEE HARVEY OSMOND, THE GOOD FAMILY, DOUG PAISLEY, HARLAN PEPPER, JESSY BELL SMITH, REID JAMIESON, THE SCREWED, THE POTION KINGS and IVY MAIRI at Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Friday and Saturday (November 22 and 23), 8 pm. $39.50-$69.50. RTH. 416-872-4255, roythomson.com.
“When I first saw this picture I was totally devastated,” says Scott Garbe, writer of The Kennedy Suite (Latent), a collaborative project produced and engineered by Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins. He’s pointing to a doublepage spread of photos of John F. Kennedy’s assassination in the coffee table book The Torch Is Passed, which used to be in his childhood home. “This person I’d built up in my mind as a hero, an undefeatable giant, was laid waste before my eyes,” says Garbe, who first saw the pictures long after the event, when he was eight. “I remember that being my first little taste of mortality.” Garbe, a King City schoolteacher by day, channelled his ongoing fascination with the Kennedys into a series of interconnected songs, starting with The Truth About Us, which first ap-
peared on Skydiggers’ 1997 album, Desmond’s Hip City. Though The Kennedy Suite launches on the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, and the record includes a historical audio collage, Garbe stresses that it isn’t meant as a “history lesson.” Rather, it’s an imaginative exploration of the events surrounding the assassination told by various characters both historical – like Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby and Ruth Paine – and fictional, including three JFK-obsessed sisters. Timmins has enlisted over 40 Canadian musicians for the record (among them Doug Paisley, Sarah Harmer and Jason Collett), and has tried to match the players and singers with the songs. “All these individuals – friends from the music world – brought their personalities to [the project] and put their hearts into it,” he says. Some of the artists on the record, including Harlan Pepper, all aged 21, are way too young to remember the JFK assassination first-hand, but Garbe says that’s why its important that the album has universal themes. “Hopefully there are things to think about that reach beyond that specific event,” says Garbe. “You can get at truth through poetry that you can’t get at through history.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com
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Thrash legends go old-school on latest tour By John Semley
slayer with Gojira and 4arm at Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay East), tonight (Thursday, November 21), doors 7 pm, all ages. $49.50-$69.50. RT, SS, TM.
For an icon of thrash metal, a genre considered one of metal’s head-bangier, party-friendlier and beer-spillier, Kerry King’s almost comically concerned with the details. Slayer’s co-founding guitarist seems about as aware of the band’s legacy as he is conscious of what makes Slayer work. Things are “right” on-
stage. Everything is “going correctly” on tour. It’s like Slayer’s one big heavy metal machine, and King’s the guy greasing the cogs. The band is in town for an old-school Slayer night, playing material from 1983’s debut, Show No Mercy through 1990’s Seasons In The Abyss. The band got the idea in L.A., when they wanted to change up the second show of a recent twonight stint. “Canada wanted it because they saw it in the press,” says King over the phone. “So we pretty much shifted the whole tour to be an oldschool tour.”
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Montgomery’s Inn Musical Matinee The
Neapolitan Connection, Agelos Piano Trio 3 pm.
Nawlins Jazz Bar Sam Heineman (piano) 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar Jazz Masters
Terry Clarke Trio 7:30 pm. Paul’s Churrasco The Tavares Trio/Botos (jazz/Latin) 7:30 to 11:30 pm. The Rex Lester McLean Trio 9:45 pm, Triodes 7 pm. Roy Thomson Hall Beethoven And Strauss Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm. St Aidan’s Anglican Church Sing Noel: benefit for Centre 55’s Share-A-Christmas Program Cantemus Singers 7:30 pm. St Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church This Shining Night The Jubilate Singers 7:30 pm. Seven44 Climax Jazz Band (traditional jazz) 4 to 7 pm. Trinity St. Paul’s Church La Istoria De Purim: Music And Poetry Of The Jews In Renaissance Italy The Toronto Consort 8 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
794 Bathurst Truth, DLR, Marcus Visionary,
Polaris & Krahlah 10 pm. Baltic Avenue Homework Goin’ Steady DJs (dance). Beaver Sissyboy Hissyfit! Gay BBFs Edition DJ Orange Pekoe (90s hip-hop/Robyn/Beyonce/ guilty pleasures) 11 pm.5 Black Eagle Leather Night DJ Neill MacLeod (electro/funk/tribal/rock) 10 pm.5 The Boxing Loft Solid Garage Tribe Party Zepherin Saint, Groove Institute. Club 120 Glamity DJs Blackcat & Pleasure 10 pm.5
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Fly Fly Saturdays DJ Josh Karmin, DJ Shawn Riker doors 10 pm.5 Glad Day Bookshop BASS: Beats, Arrangements, Sequences & Switches BUeLLER, Cotola, D Matthew, Elaquent, Harrison, JIIN, J.U.D., Mash, Paul Chin, Sikh Knowledge, DJs Koray Ozel, Mark the Magnanimous, Sunclef (electronic/experimental/ instrumental/future funk/hip-hop/trap). Hot House Cafe Farah Mantello (Ganjrock/ trap/hip-hop/ragga). The Piston Beam Me up DJ Rob Oimet 10 pm. Ricky Ricardos Solid Garage Tribe Party Zepherin Saint, Groove Institute, Chico Pacheco. Rivoli Pool Lounge DJ Plan B (hip-hop/rap/club). Sneaky Dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop/soul) 11 pm. Supermarket Do Right Saturdays DJ John Kong 10 pm.
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Cadillac Lounge The Elvis Brunch. The Central Joni Mitchell Tribute Night Sara
Wilkinson 9 pm, Monica Schroader 5:30 pm. Dakota Tavern Hot Rock (members of Blue Rodeo, the Beauties and Flash Lightnin’ play the Stones) 10 pm. Dominion on Queen Rockabilly Brunch The Cosmotones (old school rockabilly) 11 am to 3 pm. The Garrison Royal Canoe, Jordan Klassen, Thom D’Arcy doors 8 pm. The Hideout Don Campbell (acoustic rock) 10 pm. Holy Oak Cafe The Keys, Lake Vernon Drowning 8 pm. The Hoxton Mac DeMarco, Ell V Gore (garage surf) 9 pm.
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While plenty of Slayer fans would happily settle for deep cuts from classic records like Hell Awaits, Reign In Blood and South Of Heaven, the focus on older tunes seems like a bit of an insult given the recent passing of the band’s co-founder and other guitarist, Jeff Hanneman. King’s quick to reject the idea that Slayer’s not really Slayer without Hanneman. “It’s the same people who would say Iron Maiden isn’t Iron Maiden without Paul Di’Anno,” he says, referencing the British metallers’ short-lived first vocalist.
Lake Affect Lounge The Meteors & Rich Rox-
borough 4 to 8 pm. The Painted Lady Punk Sundays Sid’s Kids (punk) 8 pm. Paradise Bar & Billiards Terry Logan Trio 4 to 7:30 pm. Revival Warm Coats Warm Hearts Benefit Concert Elyse Saunders, Donna Ferra, Arlene Paculan, Kat Leonard, Kiri, Dane Hartsell 7-11 pm. Rivoli Dylan Murray, Jennie Laws, Vanyah, ApianWay doors 9 pm, Singer’s Edge Vocal School Performance doors 1:30 pm. Seven44 Sunday Night Live Concert Series Shi Wisdom, Omar Lunan, Corden Barrett, Tha Recipee Band 7:30 pm. Virgin Mobile Mod Club Kill Devil Hill, Eyes Set to Kill, Girl on Fire doors 7 pm.
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Folk/Blues/Country/World
Black Bear Pub Jam SNAFU 3:30 to 7:30 pm. Cadillac Lounge The Danny B Blues Band
7:30 pm.
Cameron House Back Room Georgian Bay, the O’Pears, the Fox & the Moon (bluegrass/ a capella/indie) 8:30 pm. Cameron House Front Room Whitebrow 10 pm, Rye & Fairy Tales 7 pm. C’est What Cadre (roots/blues) 3 pm. Dakota Tavern Bluegrass Brunch 10 am to 2 pm. Duffy’s Tavern Ken Yoshioka (blues) 9:30 pm. Full of Beans Coffee Rebas Full Of Beans Sundays Jeff & Debbie Currie 2 to 4 pm. Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Acoustic Family Brunch (bluegrass) 11 am to 2 pm. Grossman’s The National Blues Jam Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 10 pm. Hugh’s Room A Tribute To The Last Waltz: The Music Of The Band Lance Anderson, Terry Blersh, Dennis Pinhorn, Rob Gusevs, David Dunlop, Gord Meyers, Chris Murphy, John Johnson, Webers Brothers,
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Slayer are also working on a new record. Though King mentions that he’s looked at some of the recordings the late guitarist left behind, there’s no guarantee they’ll make the final cut. “The only difference [between this record and the others] is that there won’t be any input from Jeff,” he says. For a lot of fans, that’s a crucial difference. King makes Hanneman sound as disposable as a Spinal Tap drummer. 3 johns@nowtoronto.com | @johnsemley3000
Johnny Max and others 8:30 pm, Ken Whiteley’s Sunday Matinee Gospel Series Chris, Daniel and Jesse Whiteley, Terry Wilkins doors 12:30 pm. The Local Everlovin’ Jug Band 9 pm, Lost Girl (old-time) 5 pm. Lula Lounge Jorge Maza Group (salsa) 1 pm. The Paddock Rhonda Stakich Project (singer/ songwriter) 8 pm, Betty M Jackson (blues) 2 pm. Placebo Space Singer Songwriter Circle 7 to 9 pm. Relish Bar & Grill Stir It Up Sunday Open Mic 9 pm, Brunch Samantha Clayton 11 am to 1 pm. Rose & Crown Music City North Open Mic 9 pm. Sotto Voce Wine Bar Sunday Music Session Open Mic. Southside Johnny’s Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross Gathering Sparks Eve Goldberg, Sam Turton, Jane Lewis (folk) 7:30 pm, all ages, Tom & William Melville 5 pm, Marianne Girard 3 pm. Village Vinyl Sunday Sessions Mark Martyre (folk) 2 to 5 pm. Winchester Kitchen & Bar Open Mic Porter 9 pm.
Concert: Gloriana OIC Chorus, Betty Waynne Allison, Adam Luther, Jennifer Sullivan, Jessse Calrk and Mark Petracchi 2:30 pm. FThe Jazz Bistro A Month Of Sundays Marcus Nance (jazz/cabaret) doors 11:30 am. Metropolis Factory Live At The Metropolis Quartetto Gelato 8 pm. Morgans on the Danforth Shannon Butcher (jazz) 2 to 5 pm. Music Gallery Music She Wrote: A Tribute To Canadian Woman Composers Koffler Chamber Orchestra, Christina Petrowska Quilico 7 pm. Musideum Brownman 8 pm. Orbit Room Jazz, Blues & Beyond The Kingsley Ettienne Trio (Hammond B3 organ) 3:30 to 7 pm. Pauper’s Pub The Singer’s Jazz Series Laura Fernandez & Julie McGregor w/ the Norm Amadio Quartet 7:30 pm, Toronto Jazz Society Vincent Wolfe Trio 3 pm. The Rex Random Access 9:30 pm, Frank Rooney Quintet 7 pm, Freeway Dixieland 3:30 pm, Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental
St Aidan’s Anglican Church Sing Noel:
Aspetta Caffe Luke Vajsar (solo bass) 4 pm. Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton School Peace Is Possible, Starting With Chil-
dren benefit concert for Children’s International Summer Villages Common Thread Community Chorus, CTKids 3 pm. Castro’s Lounge Gypsy Rebels (gypsy jazz) 4 pm. Dominion on Queen Toronto Art Orchestra (jazz) 4:30 pm. Emmet Ray Bar The New Tropical Punch (Carib jazz) 9 pm. Hart House Great Hall Cantiques Fall Concert Hart House Chorus 2 pm. Jane Mallett Theatre Voicebox: Opera In
Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall Menahem Pressler 90th Birthday Celebration New Orford String Quartet 3 pm.
benefit for Centre 55’s Share-A-Christmas Program Cantemus Singers 7:30 pm. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Church French Vocal Music Canzona Chamber Players, Beste Calendar, Teiya Kasahara, Mai Nash (vocals, piano) 2 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Black Eagle Underbear TPWA benefit DJ
Knight Muzik (vocal house/retro) 4 to 9 pm.5
Bovine Sex Club Metal Health 9 pm. The Boxing Loft Helping With Haiyan fund-
raiser Yogi, Daniel Cantos, Fly Lady Di, Tatsuro Kushibiki 3 to 9 pm. Castro’s Lounge Watch This Sound (rare vin-
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concerts at
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nov 21 $6.00
@Door
toma y dale desperate executives end holiday
nov a vicious lullaby 28 shakin natives thurs $6.00
@Door
party in the fortress RED SaNDS
fri
thurs hip-hop charity show
the wanted pin kush’n kids 15.00 @Door cache cameron 10.00 with non-Perishable Food
dec 05 $
$
alternative rock dance club 2nd floor of lee’s palace 10:00pm — 2:30am
w/ the beatdown
$23.50 adv
sat
fri
sat
$25.00 @Door
$15.00 adv
thursday • no cover
$10.00 @Door
$5.00
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fri november 22 $13.50 advance
• Doors 9:00pm
friday
single mothers the motorleague • brutal youth sat november 23
saturday
$15.00 advance
• Doors 9:00pm
nov 29
lazybones wESt hammoCk the FaSt rOManticS daylight for dead eyes the shakedown ShOtgun ryan autumn Canon
tues
nov 26
$10.00 @Door
no cover
nov eLiSSa BarcLay seCond pass 27 5.00 broken sons @Door the BayOnetteS
sat
$12.00 advance
$20.00
advance • Doors 8:00pm
elephant stone
dec 06 $10.00
@Door
dec 07
$15.50 adv
thurs
nov 28
DEViN CUDDy baND thE OlD SaltS
winkyheart
$12.00 @Door
thurs
event
dec 05 $10.50 adv
aLLiSOn weiSS + pj BOnd
fri
dec 06
highest
Order
teenanger + saffron sect sat
monday • no cover
language arts salt oF the ChieF Cornerstone love tapper speed Control
tues
nov 26
(the tragically hip) greg bell + pete murray
audioJunkies & squirtgun party
mon shoeless monday
mon shoeless monday
no cover
no cover
nov 25
NO COVER
kevin kane • lilly Frost Jose Contreras
dec 04
$10.00 @Door
sat
fri
sacco + mood rings
• Doors 9:00pm
$
$15.00 adv
mon november 25
wed
fri
wed
nov 30
nov 29
nov 23
nov 21 @Door
legendary Jamaican ska & reggae
nov 22
thurs
with StUDENt i.D.
just the band adam harden & the lost stones NEw NOblES
dec 02
dec 07 $20.00 adv
no cover
kaleigh mason & the outlaw project band darwin’s bible katie bulley
Adv Tickets @ TickeTfly.com • Ticketmaster.ca • Rotate This • Soundscapes • H-Shoe front Bar saturday NOVEmbER 23 @phoenix concert theatre • $ 15.00 advance
fri NOVEmbER 22 @ danforth music hall
wednesday NOVEmbER 27 @the phoenix • $ 20.50 advance StiCk tO yOUR gUNS SUCh gOlD ROttiNg OUt hEaRt tO hEaRt thursday NOVEmbER 28 • sound academy • $25.00 adv Ga • $39.50 adv vip
saturday DECEmbER 7 @sound academy
wiTH
$ 18.50- $ 20.00
$ 35.00
advance • all-ages
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wed DECEmbER 11 $ lee’s palace • 23.00 advance
with liONizE
thurs DECEmbER 12 koolhaus • $25.50 adv • all-ages
wed DECEmbER 11 $ $
DECEmbER 12-14 horseshoe • 24.50- 28.50 adv
with U.S.giRlS
(full band!)
danforth mh • 24.50 - 29.50 adv
$
$
blessthefall + defeater + beartooth
tues DECEmbER 3 @sound academy • $23.50 ga (all-ages) • $37.50 Vip (19+) + $1.00 charity fee edgefest Jingle bell concert
with jUly talk
december 9 • $ 20.00 adv
king kruLe
thurs DECEmbER 12 lee’s palace • $ 15.00 adv
fri DECEmbER 13 lee’s palace • $ 15.50 advance
december 10 • $ 25.50 adv
bare mutants hOwe geLB DECEmbER 12 • $ 17.50 adv
mONStER
magNEt
fEbRUaRy 1 • $ 12.50 adv
annual x-mas bash
december 15 • $ 18.50 adv
sat DECEmbER 14 lee’s palace • $ 20.00 advance
(stranglers)
tues DECEmbER 31 lee’s palace • $ 22.50 advance
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•
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led zeppelin 2
DECEmbER 4 • $ 10.50 adv
iNDiaN haNDCRaftS
$ 10.50
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noah gUNDERSON
h’shoe 66th birthday celebration!
& his 60’s soul extraordinaires
friday
DECEmbER 20 opera house $ 18.00
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sat NOVEmbER 23
mon NOVEmbER 25
EV REE wUhN
ChiCo no FaCe + milk lines
friday NOVEmbER 29
sat DECEmbER 14
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with CORy bRaNaN
sun december 8 @ garrison • $12.50 adv
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fri jan 10 @ hard luck • $13.50 adv • all-ages
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tage ska/reggae/dub) 9 pm. The Red Light 80s Dance Party 9 pm.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
CRYSTALYNE
W/ COURAGE MY LOVE
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
Monday, November 25 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul
Castro’s Lounge Rockabilly Mondays The Cosmotones 9 pm.
Daniels Spectrum Music For Life: Dixon
Hall Music School Benefit Gavin Hope, ñ Dixon Hall students (R&B/pop) reception 6:30 pm, dinner 7 pm.
Drake Hotel Underground Elvis Mon-
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24
KILL DEVIL HILL
REX BROWN & VINNY APPICE MONDAY NOVEMBER 25 PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION
THE THREE OF CLUBS TOUR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27
BRIAN ROMAN
The Local Hamstrung String Band (bluegrass/ country) 9 pm. Magic Oven Queen E Magic Mondays Open Jam Shahi (soul/R&B/jazz/funk) 9 pm to midnight. The Painted Lady Open Mic Mondays 10 pm. Relish Bar & Grill Bentroots (New Orleans blues) 8 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross Open Mic Mondays 10 pm.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental
Emmet Ray Bar Jim Lewis, David Occhipinti,
Andrew Downing (jazz) 9 pm, Kevin MacDonald Group (jazz) 7 pm. Hugh’s Room Live Recording The Octokats, Dave Pell, Pat Labarbera (west coast jazz) 7:30 pm. Kitch Luke Vajsar (solo bass). Lola The Big 3 (ragtime/jazz) 6 to 9 pm. Musideum Canadian Icons Bill Bridges, Lew Mele, Ma-Anne Dionisio 7 pm. Old Mill Inn Jazz.FM91 Sound Of Jazz Concert Series Joey DeFrancesco, Jazz.FM91 Youth Band (jazz organist) 8 pm. On Cue Ken Yoshioka (blues) 8 pm. The Rex John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra 8:30 pm, U of T Student Jazz Ensembles 6:30 pm. Roy Thomson Hall Hungarian State Folk Ensemble 8 pm. Seven44 GTA Swing Band (classic big-band jazz) 7:30 pm.
day 30th Anniversary Show Groovy Religion, Neon Romanesque, Teen Tits, Wild Wives, People of Canada 8 pm. Drake Hotel Lounge Yuka (funk) doors 10 pm. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom Eyes On Live Talk Show Sunparlour Players 8:30 pm. The Hideout Geff Unplugged (acoustic rock) 10 pm. Horseshoe Shoeless Monday Adam Harden & the Last Stones, New Nobles 9 pm. Lee’s Palace Cults, Succo, Mood Rings doors 8 pm. See album review, page 76. Phoenix Concert Theatre Edgefest Jingle Bell Concert Series Capital Cities doors 7 pm, all ages. Silver Dollar Shannon & the Clams, Milk Lines, Chico No Face doors 8 pm. Virgin Mobile Mod Club The Three Of Clubs Tour The Royal Concept, American Authors, Misterwives doors 7 pm.
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ro 70s/80s) 10 pm. The Piston Junkshop (indie/new wave/electro) 10 pm. Reposado Mezcal Mondays DJ Ellis Dean.
Folk/Blues/Country/World
Tuesday, November 26
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Cameron House Front Room The High
Haulers 10 pm, Alan Snoddy 6 pm. Dakota Tavern Jerry Leger (country/folk/ THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 rock) 9 pm. Dora Keogh Open Stage Julian Taylor, David Macmichael 9:30 pm. Free Times Cafe Open Stage Monday Alex Zdravkovic 7:30 pm. Grossman’s Jam No Band Required RCM_NOW_contests_1-5bw_Nov21Art__V 13-11-15 9:01 AM Page9 1pm. Hawaii Bar Will Gillespie, Signe Miranda 9:30 pm.
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Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Dance Cave Manic Mondays DJ Shannon (ret-
Daylight for Deadeyes, Lazybones, West Hammock, Shotgun Ryan 9 pm. The Painted Lady Matthew James, MIP Power Trio 9 pm. The Piston Sheldon Holder 9 pm. Sneaky Dee’s Bloody Diamonds.
Cameron House Front Room Friendly Rich
10 pm, Sarah Jane Scouten 6 pm. Castro’s Lounge blueVenus (singer/songwriter) 10 pm, Fraser & Daley (bluegrass) 8 pm. Dakota Tavern The Matinée 9 pm. Drake Hotel Lounge Memphis Tuesdays The Unseen Strangers 10 pm. Drake Hotel Underground Gregory Hoskins, Gary Craig 9 pm.
November 21-27 2013 NOW
Alleycatz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/
jazz) 8:30 pm.
Dominion on Queen Hot Club of Corktown Django Jam 8:30 pm.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competi-
tion Gala 6:30 pm. The Jazz Bistro The Faber & Freedman Group (jazz) 8:30 to 11 pm, all ages. Musideum Ted Phillips & Nilan Perera (prepared guitar/elecronics & laptop) 8 pm. Nocturne Drum Circle 8:30 pm. Rakia Bar Bohemian Night Jazz Jam Laura Marks Trio w/ Ted Quinlan, Artie Roth 8 to 11 pm. The Rex A Series of Tubes (jazz) 9:30 pm, Fern Lindzon (jazz) 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Ten Restaurant & Wine Bar Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith (jazz) 9 to 11 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Bloke & 4th Swank Tuesdays. Goodhandy’s T-Girl Strippers DJ Todd Klinck
(funk/soul/new Jack swing/rock/reggae) 10 pm.
Wednesday, November 27 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul
Cadillac Lounge Rock & Soul Wednesdays Ghetto Hicks (rock/blues) 9 pm. The Central Nashville Rounds Joel Battle. Comfort Zone Demonic Christ, Ptahil, Nuclearhammer, Into Oblivion, Jinn Arcana doors 9 pm. Eton House All Canadian Surf Club (Canadian rock) 8 to 11 pm. The Hideout The Undercovers (rock) 10 pm. Holy Oak Cafe Kirty, Matthew Bailey Band, Animal Parts 10 pm. Horseshoe Elissa Barclay, Second Pass, Broken Sons, the Bayonettes 9 pm. Lake Affect Lounge Rockin’ The Mo’s fundraiser Freedom Train, Shugga, the Pie Guys, Iain Leslie Band, Parkside Drive, Conor Gains, Young Running, Speck Brothers and others 7 pm. Lola Open Stage Wednesday’s Child 8 pm. The Painted Lady Wayne Cass Jazz Rock Jam 10 pm.
7:30 pm.
Emmet Ray Bar Peter Boyd (blues) 9 pm. Grossman’s Bruce Domoney 10 pm. The Local Whitebrow (spooky folk) 9 pm. New Bilan Restaurant Afracoustic Work-
shop & Global Listening Party to benefit KotuErinjang School in West Africa Kobena Aquaah-Harrison, Ken Stowar 7 to 10 pm. Relish Bar & Grill The BTB’s 7:30 pm.
Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall A Celebration Of African Music ñ Rokia Traoré 8 pm. See preview, page 66.
Steelworkers Hall Fat Albert’s Coffee House & Open Stage (folk/country/blues) 8 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross Reunion The Pickups 10 pm. Tranzac Tiki Room Comhaltas Irish Slow Session 7:30 pm.
Jazz/Classical/Experimental
Alleycatz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/ jazz) 8:30 pm. Castro’s Lounge The Mediterranean Stars (fusion jazz) 8 pm. Church of the Redeemer Take Flight! New Zealand Youth Choir, Toronto Children’s Chorus 7:30 pm. Flato Markham Theatre Vienna Boys Choir 8 pm. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
Balinese Music & Dance: Temple, Court & Village Traditions Dharma Santi noon to 1 pm. Hugh’s Room World Jazz CD release dedicated to Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn Jamie Baum, Jane Bunnett 8:30 pm. Mezzetta Don Thompson & Reg Schwager 9 pm. Nawlins Jazz Bar Jim Heineman Trio 7 to 11 pm. The Rex Suyun Kim Memorial Byung Gul Jung, Pat LaBarbera, Jeff LaRochelle, Neil Swainson, Soren Nissen, Derek Gray 9:30 pm, Worst Pop Band Ever (jazz ) 6:30 pm. Roy Thomson Hall Mahler Symphony 1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm. Tranzac Southern Cross Trevor Giancola (jazz) 7:30 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Beaver Punk Rock Bingo DJ Triple-X 8 to 11 pm. Crocodile Rock 911 Wednesdays DJ Perry
(top 40/dance) 9 pm. Drop Lounge Mercredi@Drop DJs Shanelle Williams, Boots Boogie & Bones Mcleod. Goodhandy’s T-Girl Strippers DJ Todd Klinck 8 pm.5 Reposado Spy Vs Sly Vs Spy (live guitar soundtracks). 3
thurs nov 21
elSa Smart BoyS WiSh dutty
MONDAYS
Sat Special edition nov 23 dJS a digital needle & cycliSt
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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN 2 turntables,
MEZCAL MONDAY W/DJ ELLIS DEAN
273 BLOOR STREET WEST (BLOOR & AVENUE RD.) TORONTO
Bluegrass Night 9:30 pm.
Cameron House Paul Reddick (roots/blues
THIS SATURDAY
BOB & ROB POWER DUO
416.408.0208 www.performance.rcmusic.ca
8 pm.
Tranzac Southern Cross Jill Richards 7:30 pm. The Whippoorwill Restaurant & Tavern
Folk/Blues/Country/World
THU 21 DJ ASCOTT Beatmaster of Sloan spins his 21st century blues... FRI 22 NINO B PRESENTS Special hip hop party by DJ Nino Brown... Hip hop, soul, grime, dancehall...
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THE OSSINGTON THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS
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Dakota Tavern Sunparlour Players, Ryan Driver. ñ Dominion on Queen Corktown Ukulele Jam
Reposado Alien Radio DJ Gord C. Toby’s Famous All Dressed Tuesdays DJ Caff
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Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall Music Mix Béla Fleck &
9:30 pm.
The Duke Live.com Live Jam Night 8:30 pm. Grossman’s Nicola Vaughan (pop rock) 10 pm. The Hideout Jeans Off Duo (acoustic rock) 10 pm. Holy Oak Cafe Thom Gill (pop) 9 pm. Horseshoe Dave Bookman’s Nu Music Nites
Downham 9:30 pm.
FRI., NOV. 29, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL Canadian pop icons Steven Page (formerly of Barenaked Ladies), John Mann (Spirit of the West), Andy Maize (Skydiggers), and Craig Northey (The Odds), re-imagine and re-invent Sgt. Pepper through newly commissioned arrangements from pop, jazz, and classical composers.
Stick to Your Guns, Such Gold, Rotting Out, Heart to Heart (pop punk) doors 6 pm, all ages. The Piston Procon DJs Barbi & Babs 10 pm. Rivoli Reid Jamieson (singer/songwriter) doors 7 pm.
8 pm.5
The Central Matt Gerber, Michael Graham
Phoenix Concert Theatre The Story So Far,
Architects, Brent Klassen, Kevin Ranney, Tom Daniels, Leonardo Valvassori, Giampaolo Scatozza, Ken Stevens, Lori Cullen 8:30 pm. Linsmore Tavern Gary 17s Open Stage The Riverdale Kid (eclectic roots/pop) 9 pm. The Local Tich Maredza Trio (contemporary Zimbabwe roots) 9 pm. Relish Bar & Grill Steve Piette 7 to 9 pm.
Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul
Folk/Blues/Country/World
Art of Time Ensemble: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Hugh’s Room CD release Brian Rudy & the
ALIEN RADIO W/DJ GORD
WEDNESDAYS
SPY VS. SLY VS. SPY
REPOSADO BAR & LOUNGE
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Fri reggae dancehall nov 22 dJ choppa chop (uK)
Beam me up diSco
muSical extravaganza
thiS WeeK’S Special: 1/2 price Ola ahOla Burger chipOtle – SwiSS grilled pineapple
Serving great Food • 5:30 - 10:30pm! 416.532.3989 • 937 Bloor Street West www.thepiston.ca
THE DAKOTA TAVERN Thu Nov 21
thu nov 21
HOME OF THE BLUES SINCE 1943
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Fri Nov 22
BATTLE OF THE BANDS! + DJ VANiA
FRi nov 22
MY SOn THE HurricAnE
pm
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10pm
SundayS at the Bovine Sex cluB
FRIDAY NOV 22
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Flash lighnin’ & the Beauties Tue Nov 26 9pm-clOse the matinee
THE PiNk & BLAck PrESENTS:
MiSSFATS
SATURDAY NOV 23
THE HAPPY PALS 4:30-8pm BEGGAR’S BANQUET 10pm-2am
w/ Nagasaki SAiLOr JErry PrESENTS:
Wed Nov 27
BE An AcHOrd FOr AuTiSM
SUNDAY NOV 24
w/Whitney rose
9pm-clOse
sun Parlour Players
w/ryan Driver 249 OssingtOn Ave (just north of Dundas) 416-850-4579 · thedakotatavern.com
feat. BLOODSHOT BiLL, GrEASEmArkS
NEW ORLEAN CONNECTION ALL STAR JAZZ BAND 4:30-9pm THE NATIONAL, BLUES JAM with BRIAN COBER 10pm-2am
hot rocKs
Doing rolling stones anD ccr! feat. members of the Blue roDeo,
METAL HEALTH
MAD CATS 10pm-2am
10pm Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party
neW! Beau’s Sun Nov 24 10-2 Presents: Bluegrass Brunch
w/GODSTOPPEr, SLyDE
THRILL HARMONIC 10pm-2am
JD eDWarDs BanD
neW! Sat Nov 23 10-2 Bluegrass Brunch
+ DJ iAN BLUrTON
Sat nov 23
THURSDAY NOV 21
7-9pm Beatles 2nD alBum PerFormeD live Dave calenDar 10pm
w/mArcELLUS WALLAcE, HiLL VALLEy LiGHTNiNG
THANK YOU TORONTO FOR MAKING US A BEST BLUES BAR FINALIST!
corey isnor + olD caBin 10pm-clOse sam cash & the romantic Dogs
7-9pm
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MONDAY NOV 25
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NICOLA VAUGHAN 10pm
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WEDNESDAY NOV 27
BRUCE DOMONEY 10pm-2am
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THU nov 21 | drs 9pm | $5
INDIE NIGHT
379 SPADINA AVE (JUST S. OF COLLEGE) PARKING AVAILABLE
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SUPERSONIC with guests JJ & THE PILLARS
KING BY KINGWEST FESTIVAL PRESENTS
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 (EARLY)
WATCH THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS GAME WITH US UPSTAIRS FROM 7-10PM
EVERY SATURDAY SHAKE A TAIL EVERY SUNDAY WATCH: WALKING DEAD WITH US ON THE MAIN FLOOR @ 8-10PM
EVERY MONDAY LEGENDS OF KARAOKE MONDAY NOVEMBER 25 (ALL DAY DOWNSTAIRS)
25% OF PROCEEDS FROM THE FUCKED UP BREAKFAST, LIGHTS’ CACTUS IN THE VALLEY, & CANCER BATS THE DESTROYER DISHES WILL BE DONATED TO
MOVEMBER!
EVERY TUESDAY WATCH OUT! EVERY WEDNESDAY WHAT’S POPPIN
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Miller, Boz Scaggs, the Traveling Wilburys (especially on the hand-clapping harSome Things Never Stay The monies of What Else Is New?) and other Same (Little Record Company) lavishly produced heartland rockers – a Rating: NNNN remarkable achievement. Best known for his convincingly DylanBut unlike their debut, Starting From esque singles Running Out The Clock and Nowhere, which played betLong Black Dress, as well as ter as a sometimes-funny the presidential campaign pastiche of dollar-bin records, rock curio Cainthology: Songs STNSTS feels ironized only by In The Key Of Cain, Tim necessity. Irony’s the entry Heidecker’s something of an point, the aesthetic and inteloddity in the current singer/ lectual rigging that supports songwriter scene. He and the record, a way into enjoymulti-instrumentalist and ing it. long-time collaborator Davin When you’re on your sixth Wood reinvest 1970s House looped listen of up-all-night of Blues rock with raucous contemporary stomper Cocaine, though, how you’re lisenergy on their sophomore album. tening doesn’t really seem matter. RCM_NOW_contests_1-5bw_Nov21Sultans__V 13-11-15 9:08toAM Page 1 Some Things Never Stay The Same Top track: Cocaine JOHN SEMLEY sincerely channels the spirits of Steve
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GHOST B.C. If You Have Ghost (Universal) Rating: NN It might be time for Sweden’s Ghost B.C. to give their hooded robes, inverted crosses and frightening face paint back to the black metal practitioners they borrowed them from. Their five-song EP produced by Dave Grohl and featuring covers of songs by ABBA, Depeche Mode, Roky Erickson and Army of Lovers is ridiculously lightweight. Gone are the creepy atmospherics, headbanging-inducing riffs (aside from some too brief guitarmonies on DM’s Waiting For The Night) and in-your-face bass lines, which Grohl mustn’t have realized are the band’s secret weapon. Papa Emeritus’s upfront vocals are supremely unscary – even comical when he horrorwhispers on AOL’s Crucified. Ghost’s April full-length, Infestissumam, was closer to pop-rock than doom, and they’ve never kept their non-metal influences a secret. So maybe this pop tangent is just a bit of fleeting fun. An anvil-heavy live version of Infestissumam’s Secular Haze caps the album, roaring with unsettling organ, slaying riffs and chilling vocals. You can just see the fog rolling across the stage – finally a glimpse of familiar Ghost which just twists the knife in further. Top track: Waiting For The Night CARLA GILLIS ROBBIE WILLIAMS Swings Both
Ways (Island/Universal) Rating: NN On half of his 10th solo album, British pop tart Robbie Williams welcomes back Guy Chambers – co-writer of his best albums I’ve Been Expecting You and Sing When You’re Winning. The other half is a handful of covers, making Swings Both Ways a strange hybrid of his turn-of-the-millennium pop-rock and his 2001 release of big band covers. Having a foot in both worlds, however, waters it all down. Most of the originals fail to hit their mark, and the remakes are questionable. (Does anyone need another version of The Jungle Book’s I Wan’na Be Like You?) Williams is at his best when he’s being weird, so cheeky title track Swings Both Ways, which finds him examining his fluid sexuality with Rufus Wainwright, is good. But any fresh moments are balanced by too many unlistenable ones, like Soda Pop: add Michael Bublé to a brassy 50s bopshoo-wop tune and you’ve got schmaltz laid on insufferably thick. Top track: Swings Both Ways, feat. Rufus Wainwright JULIA LECONTE
tically pained – finally. Cinematic touches and inventive studio sonics have made their way into their fairly generic haze-pop sound. But while the songs are hella catchy and pleasant, a little more grit and sorrow would have bridged the emotional disconnect. Top track: I Can Hardly Make You Mine Cults play Lee’s Palace on November 25. CG
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(Epitaph) Rating: NNN Even for shameless seasonal music fans, most new holiday releases are lame. It’s tough to compete with Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington or Bing Crosby. And if you’re not going to have an All I Want For Christmas-level hit, what’s the point? Bad Religion’s Christmas album is one of the most unusual in recent memory. It might seem like a strange fit, but the punk legends’ famous three-part harmonies actually suit the genre quite nicely, particularly on the churchy opening to Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and a new and improved ending to White Christmas. Plus, it’s invigorating to hear over-sentimentalized tunes punkified with pummelling drums and brief but blustery guitar solos – the little drummer boy’s never had this kind of a fire lit under his ass. Turning religious songs into punk rock songs is positively irreverent, which after all is the point of the genre. Plus, Bad Religion haven’t completely sold out. Twenty per cent of sales go to SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). Top track: White Christmas JL
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TONY DEKKER Prayer Of The Woods (Nettwerk) Rating: NNN Joni Mitchell once said that without having reached a moment of clarity about a challenging situation, a musician is often just using his or her lyrics to complain. It’s a keen observation most musicians would do well to note. Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers is an especially vivid lyricist. On the opening track of the Toronto singer/songwriter’s solo album, he notes “the smell of gasoline from the handle of the cab.” A line like that instantly transports, and the loneliness of the song hits at gut level. But add in the album’s weary, somewhat frail vocals and spare acoustic arrangements and a sense of self-pity begins to seep in. Still, delicate guitar-picking and emotional melodies abound, the production is nicely unfussy and there is some cozy comfort to be taken in the 10 songs, including covers of Gordon Lightfoot’s Carefree Highway and Human Sexual Response’s Land Of The Glass Pinecones that Dekker makes his own. Top track: Hearing Voices Tony Dekker plays the Heliconian Hall on January 24. CG LITTLE MISS HIGGINS AND THE WINNIPEG FIVE Bison Ranch
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If you didn’t know that Cults’ two members, Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, had split in the lead-up to making their second album, you likely wouldn’t glean it from the first few listens. The mood is bright and dreamy, Follin’s voice full of sugar, and the hooks through the roof. That the Manhattan indie pop band’s songwriting transcends the couple’s personal issues is testament to how strong it is. They save the pain for the yearning, bleak lyrics. “I like it the way we were before,” Follin croons on Were Before, and “I wonder how you sleep at night!” on So Far, two places where she sounds authen-
moine and upright bassist Patrick Alexandre Leclerc co-wrote some of the songs. Bluesy opener Heavy Train and bigvoiced, torchy lament Barns You Used To Dance In are highlights. I Was At An Auction is also a hoot – Higgins does an impressive auction caller imitation. Top track: Heavy Train Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five play Hugh’s Room tonight (Thursday, November 21). SARAH GREENE
Recording Sessions (independent) Rating: NNN Jolene Higgins, aka Little Miss Higgins, recorded her fourth album at the titular Renaissance Bison Ranch near La Broquerie, Manitoba, with the Winnipeg Five (really just a new name for country/Dixieland five-piece the F-Holes). It was recorded in a barn, so it’s no surprise that the album’s a more lo-fi, rustic listen than Higgins’s last one, Across The Plains. (On quieter songs like Early Morning Thief you can hear fire crackling.) But it’s not just the setting that’s changed: Higgins uses her baritone ukulele more often, her voice sounds more relaxed, and it was evidently a collaborative project – pedal steel player Eric Le-
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Sail Out (Def Jam/Universal) Rating: NNNN If there’s a right time to release a longdelayed EP, it’s when you’re sky-high, touring the world with Drake. On Sail Out, Jhené Aiko remains on her cloud, delivering 30 minutes of alt-R&B respite from reality, displaying soothing vocals, doubleentendre-laden wordplay and a knack for choosing collaborators. Bed Peace, with Childish Gambino, is a sugary-sweet standout, with Aiko’s shining vocals detailing her ideal day. (Hint: it involves sex, smoking pot and more sex.) On Stay Ready (What A Life), we’re teased with a Kendrick Lamar feature that ends too soon. And Aiko taps Ab-Soul to spit a slow-mo verse that meshes with her hypnotic background vocals on woozy WTH. On The Worst, Aiko sings about falling for a guy she shouldn’t, complete with a “nothing was the same” shout-out. This couldn’t be in response to Drizzy’s (worst) behaviour, could it? Top track: Bed Peace, feat. Childish Gambino HOLLY MACKENZIE
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(Saint) Rating: The arrangement of its material can make or break a compilation album, and on Saint Heron, the first release under eclectic singer/songwriter Solange Knowles’s boutique label, Saint Records, the younger Knowles weaves a collection of alt-R&B songs together seamlessly. (One welcome thread: her dedication to making each artist’s voice the focal point for his or her respective track.) Seizing the opportunity to showcase artists who haven’t received their share of mainstream shine, Solange has made a record worthy of the hype that seems to follow her every move these days. Standouts include Sampha’s reverberating slow jam Beneath The Tree, Kelela’s Go All Night (be prepared for emotional Aaliyah feelings) and India Shawn’s affirmationheavy I’m Alive. Jhené Aiko continues her winning streak with Drinking & Driving, and Cassie floats on Indo, written and produced by Solange herself. The album closer, the curator’s own Cash In, channels her True EP from 2012. Top track: Beneath The Tree HM
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Woolf, adapted by Patrick Garland (Bloomsbury Collective/Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen West). To November 24. $20. aroomofonesown.ca. See Continuing, page 82. Rating: NNNN
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Strindberg by Patrick Marber (Red One). At the Storefront Theatre (955 Bloor West). Runs to November 30. $20, Tuesday $10. secureaseat.com, redonetheatre.com. See Continuing, page 81. Rating: NNNNN
Sex, anger and an unbreachable class structure are the red-hot themes of After Miss Julie, Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Strindberg’s classic about the tense relationship between a well-born woman and her father’s servant. It’s the most powerful and shocking version of the story I’ve seen. Marber sets his version in an English country house over the night in 1945 after the victory of the Labour Party over Churchill’s Conservatives. The win gives both John (here a chauffeur) and his fiancée, maid Christine, a sense of impending power. That’s both thrilling and scary for them, especially for John (Christopher Morris), who’s feeling a strong
mutual attraction to Julie (Claire Armstrong). That intensity and hothouse atmosphere in the downstairs kitchen, where desires are barely kept in check, is essential to director David Ferry’s production, which builds on Christine’s (Amy Keating) growing power as well as the magnetism between John and Julie. In most other versions, Christine is a minor figure, but Marber and Keating give this practical, alert woman a decisive hand in the action’s outcome. Still, the sexual chemistry between Armstrong and Morris anchors the story as the pair flirt, fight and fuck their way to a conclusion that can only be tragic. Both are quicksilver in their shifting attitudes to the other. Morris’s John can be coarse with both women but sometimes reveals moments of real warmth and con-
cern. Armstrong convinces us that Julie, a little drunk at the start of the night as she intrudes into the servants’ world, is never sure she wants to relinquish her power. In the space of two sentences, she offers a toast to the workers and commands John to kiss her shoe as a sign of his respect. Ferry’s set makes its own comment on the action, with heavy furniture at the centre and rows of empty chairs on either side of the stage suggesting the powers of an old order that no longer hold sway in this brave new world. A torn British flag hangs over the audience, its past glory evocatively diminished by multiple tears. Compelling theatre, impressively acted and staged. 3 jonkap@ nowtoronto.com
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MacLeod marvel THE VALLEY by Joan MacLeod (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). To December 15. $21-$53, rush $13. 416-531-1827. See Continuing, page 82. Rating: NNNNN
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while watching the Tarragon’s staggering production of the play. Proof yet again that the Siminovitch Prize-winning playwright has her finger on the pulse of society, exploring timely, urgent issues through sympathetic, wellcrafted characters. Gifted yet mentally unstable student Connor (Colin Mercer) has dropped out of first-year university in Calgary and is back home with his mother, Sharon (Susan Coyne), in Vancouver. Then an altercation on the Sky-
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Virginia Woolf’s statement that “a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” has resonated ever since she made it in a series of lectures delivered at Newnham and Girton Colleges in 1928. Alice Munro’s story The Office is a nod to it, and look how that turned out for the writer. Working with Patrick Garland’s adaptation of Woolf’s A Room Of One’s Own, director Sarah Rodgers presents an immersive production at the historic Campbell House. The idea is that we’re at Girton, with the second-floor ballroom standing in for the lecture hall where Woolf (Naomi Wright) gives her historic lecture. I recommend arriving early to explore the building’s various rooms. In a bedroom, you find sheets of Woolf’s letters, while in a parlour you can purchase a drink (oops, “a libation”) and leaf through facsimiles of news-
papers of the day. Actual photos of Girton students and faculty line the walls. And feel free to talk to any of the people in period dress. I quizzed a woman (Kayla Lorette) who turned out to be Girton’s head girl, and we discussed Woolf’s To The Lighthouse and why the college had invited her. Now I wish I’d spoken to Woolf herself, who was also walking around before her presentation. The lecture, preceded by the head girl’s introduction, is of course impeccably written, intelligent and occasionally passionate. Wright, outfitted by costume designer Flo Barrett to resemble the writer, adopts the slightly bad posture seen in photos, and easily captures her erudition and wit. Some sequences are enhanced by Cheryl O’s cello-playing in another room, and it’s fitting when Woolf talks about stirring old coals and firebrands that she’s speaking in front of an actual fireplace. The best passages – particularly about Shakespeare’s imagined sister and an actual encounter with a pompous beadle on a university campus – come across with increased power in this unique and still relevant look at women, opportunity and the freedom to create art. GLENN SUMI
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gradually, and circles around the central incident to expose its different aspects. This exploration is enhanced by director Richard Rose’s staging, which puts the audience on both sides of the playing area. It’s a brilliant touch to have the actors sit in the audience
Train gets him arrested and hospitalized, pitting the angry Sharon against police officer Dan (Ian Lake) and Dan’s wife, Janie (Michelle Monteith), a reformed drug addict and new mother. MacLeod reveals her characters
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when they’re not in a scene, watching the action as if they’re in court or gathered in a healing circle, another image suggested by the script. When Janie and Dan discuss their child, I was in a spot where I saw a wave of emotion wash over Coyne’s seated Sharon, presumably remembering her own son. Coyne is superb as a calm, authoritative divorcée who wants to do the right thing for her sensitive child; her scene confronting the depressed, bedridden Connor is heart-stopping. The other actors are equally powerful as they deal with the psychological fallout of the central event. Graeme S. Thomson’s set and lighting add lots of atmosphere – some of it harsh. This is a completely thought-out production, even supplying a surprise during intermission to reinforce an uncompromising truth in GLENN SUMI the script.
Annie, one of the most popular musicals of the past 30 years, is a surefire hit with young viewers, given that a number of its characters are children and another is a winning canine. No surprise, then, that the show has been adapted into a production aimed at ages five and up. That’s the theatre for young audiences 80-minute ver-
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James Long (left) and Marcus Youssef fight to the finish.
asides. Through these we learn that Youssef comes from wealth and privilege, while Long’s family is fragmented and significantly less moneyed. They debate openly who is the winner and who the loser. This leads to an interesting discussion of the 99 per cent and whether the difference between relative economic comfort and struggle is more important than highlighting the line between the ultra-super-rich vs everyone else. Imagine a psycho analytic therapy session combined with economic class confessional. It’s a mixture of improv (some of the topics change) and predetermined elements, and director Chris Abraham and the performers expertly disguise the line between kayfabe and genuinely
ruffled feathers. The set is absolutely minimal: Long and Youssef sit at either end of a simple table, and two front-desk-style bells they ding from time to time signal the end of talk on a particular topic. Abraham pre-empts potential monotony by having them break into games of Name That Tune, table tennis and a full-on wrestling match – each an apt metaphor for the verbal sparring. The idea that every show will be somewhat different is a definite hook, but the unflinching and unrelenting discussion of central themes of critical self-awareness, class consciousness and the value of competitive relationships makes this novel piece of metaJORDAN BIMM theatre a must-see.
sion that Young People’s Theatre presents as its holiday musical. It’s the Great Depression, 1933, and red-headed Annie (Jenny Weisz), left by her parents at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage with a promise that they’ll return to pick her up, escapes the nasty Miss H
(Louise Pitre). She’s soon returned by the police, only to be taken in by tycoon Oliver Warbucks (Sterling Jarvis) for Christmas. He likes her so much that he plans to adopt her, but Hannigan’s finagling brother, Rooster (W. Joseph Matheson), concocts a plot to get Annie himself, along with some of Warbucks’s money. Too bad this version cuts almost all sense of the characters, whose motivations become paper-thin. Director Allen MacInnis does a fine job staging and, with the help of music director Diane Leah and choreographer Nicola Pantin, gives life to the show, but the script leaves out too many narrative steps in getting us to a happy ending. The man-hungry Miss Hannigan isn’t quite the right fit for high-energy performer Pitre, but she has fun being wicked, and her Easy Street number with Matheson and Natasha O’Brien as
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Michael Spence tries to trap Ciara Adams in The Sacrifice Zone.
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Environmental tragedies echo personal ones in The Sacrifice Zone, the latest work by Theatre Gargantua. Suzie Miller’s script is set in an unnamed town on the edge of a mining site. After an unexplained explosion kills several workers, the company offers compensation to the surviving families. When Hannah (Michelle Polak) and Alex (Joel Benson), who lost partners, insist instead on an arm’slength inquiry, their stubbornness alienates them from the community. Paralleling their tale is that of Laura (Ciara Adams) and Patrick (Michael Spence), who start a relationship that cracks apart when Laura, a geologist, discovers the effects the mine is having on the local ecology. Linked also are the stories of Hannah’s son, Sam (Benson), the schoolteacher Elly and Alex’s daughter, Nina (the latter two both played by Pam Patel).The work, developed by the cast under director Jacquie P.A. Thomas, plays out in the company’s gutsy style, the actors literally flinging themselves into the Rooster’s moll, Lily, is a production highlight. Her turn as one of Roose velt’s grey-wigged cabinet ministers – Richard Binsley is an exuberant charmer as FDR – is also strong. Jarvis’s Warbucks grows as the show progresses; by the second half, he provides humanity to the billionaire in the warmly delivered Something Was
issing and, with Annie and his staff, I M Don’t Need Anything But You. The show sinks or flies on its A nnie, and Weisz is perfectly cast: childlike but not childish, innocent and optimistic but neither saccharine nor Pollyannaish. Musically she’s a dream, nailing the show’s best-known song, Tomorrow, JK both emotionally and vocally.
Limited Zone THE SACRIFICE ZONE by Suzie Miller (Theatre Gargantua/The Uncertainty Principle). At Factory Studio Theatre (125 Bathurst). To November 30. $22-$25, stu $19. 416-5049971. See Continuing, page 82. Rating: NNN
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material to make physical statements as strong as their dialogue. A live sound design by John Gzowski, a cappella vocals by the performers, Sheree Tams’s costumes, Laird Macdonald’s lighting and projection design and Spence’s set contribute to the rich sensory experience. Spence’s five three-sided structures, graduated in size, are used to climb and project on as well as being reconfigured to create the various settings. While a number of the narratives resonate – Elly’s growing sense of trouble in the town, the anonymous grey-coated workers ganging up on those who threaten their livelihood and dreams of the future – a key one, Sam’s creation of a superhero (Spence), is less convincing. In contrast, Laura and Patrick’s scenes are powerful and engaging, delineating the changing attitudes in the community. As she begins to accept responsibility for what’s going on around them, he consciously avoids it. A simple gesture like Patrick’s clinging to Laura, a sign of his emotional dependence, eloquently defines their relationship. Over time, their lovemaking moves from mutual passion to violence and victimization. Though all the narrative strands come together in a multimedia blend in the show’s last few minutes, not all of them touch us as deeply as they JON KAPLAN should.
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Owen’s sounds Indie composer raises the barre By GLENN SUMI INNOVATION choreography by José Navas, Robert Binet, James Kudelka and Guillaume Côté. Presented by the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). Opens tomorrow (Friday, November 22) and runs to November 28, Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 pm, matinees Saturday-Sunday 2 pm. $25$244. 416-345-9595, national.ballet.ca.
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Owen Pallett is well known for his gorgeous baroque pop works and violin-playing with his group formerly known as Final Fantasy, and for his arranging and playing with indie supergroup Arcade Fire. But this week he debuts a new side: ballet composer. Choreographer and Pallett fan Robert Binet tracked down the musician one day and asked if he’d write a piece for the National Ballet of Canada’s Innovation series of new works.
Opening INNOVATION The National Ballet of Canpresents works by James Kudelka, ñada Robert Binet, José Navas and Guillaume Côté. (See story, this page.) Opens Nov 22 and runs
Although Pallett says he’s not much of a dance-goer (“I go to maybe four shows a year, and one of them is ballet”), he says Binet persuaded him. “I looked at some of his previous works online and liked how he talked about his work and what he was hoping to do,” says the Montreal-based Pallett, in Toronto for a week of rehearsals. “He had these wonderfully detailed ideas about what he wanted to convey, and it reminded me of when I was in my early 20s and things made me really happy and excited.” The refreshingly down-to-earth Pallett says the two hammered out the concept of the 25-minute piece early on. “He had some ideas about physical dissociation and otherworldliness, and I mentioned some Carl Sagan theories,” he says. “That began reflecting itself in the music and the costo Nov 28, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$244. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-3459595, national.ballet.ca. MOVEMENT FOR MUKIBAUM Centennial College CCPR students present performances by local dance troupes to benefit people with disabilities. Nov 25 at 7 pm. $20, stu $10. MukiBaum Treatment Centres, 40 Samor. movementformukibaum.eventbrite.ca.
tuming. I don’t know if the designer will be offended, but the costumes are very Star Trekkie – there’s a definite moonscape vibe.” One of the few orchestral requests Pallett made was for a harpsichord drone. There’ll also be a soprano singing “something that sounds like the theme from Star Trek, but it’s not camp – it’s very serious.” Pallett is excited about seeing how his strangely patterned rhythms are reflected in movement. “In one sequence there’s this 15/16 groove that almost feels club-footed; imagine an egg rolling down a hill with a lope to it,” he says. “It’s been amazing seeing dancers do these steps, spreading across the floor like butter on a piece of bread.” When I ask if he’ll develop this ballet piece into an orchestral suite, the way some composers – Stravinsky, say, or Debussy – did in the past, he scrunches up his face. “I have a belief that when you’re writing accompaniment, whether it’s for film or a lyric or a dance, it’s by nature incomplete and doesn’t function as concert music,” he says. “I was much more interested in larger dramatic arcs, knowing that moment to moment interest would be carried by the people onstage. Which isn’t to say I couldn’t see it working as a piece for listening. But I’d be nervous about suite-i-fying it.” Speaking of film work, look for some of Pallett’s cues and orchestrations for the score of the new Spike Jonze movie, Her. And he’s getting ready for a new Arcade Fire disc to drop early in the new year. How does he get all this done? “You know how artists used to go through their speed periods?” he says, laughing. “Sometimes I feel like a speed freak because of the amount of coffee I drink.” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com | @glennsumi
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A QUE BELEZA PARTY Dance Migration pre-
sents performances in samba, Afro, Latin fusion and more alongside live music by Samba Squad. Nov 22 at 9 pm. $20-$25. Opera House, 735 Queen E. quebelezaparty. eventbrite.ca. RE(ACT) Conteur Dance presents contemporary dance depicting life as a full circle. Proceeds benefit Three To Be. Nov 22-24, Fri-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm. $50-$110. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, conteurdance.com. SPEAK, LOVE blackandblue dance projects present a duet by choreographer Sasha Ivanochko and Brendan Wyatt about the intricacies of a lovers’ conversation. Nov 21-23, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 4 pm. $20, stu/ srs $17.50. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. brownpapertickets.com/ event/456890.
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Continuing HI-FI Dancemakers presents dance inspired by Stravinsky’s The Rite Of ñ Spring, created and performed by Benjamin
Kamino, Robert Abubo, Xenia Benivolski, Ellen Furey and others. Runs to Nov 24, ThuSat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $20. Dancemakers Centre for Creation, 9 Trinity, studio 313. dancemakers.org. RYERSON DANCES Ryerson Theatre School presents works by Louis Laberge-Côté, Vicki St Denys, Apolonia Velasquez, Ofilio Portillo and Marie Josée Chartier, performed by students. Runs to Nov 23, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $18, stu $14. Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard E. 416-979-5118, ryersontheatre.ca. 3
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Tara Beagan joins Weesageechak Fest lineup.
Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition Gala (Canadian Opera Company). This fund-
raising gala features a showcase of new vocal talent. Nov 26 at 5:30 pm. $100. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coccentrestage.ca. Drunk Macbeth (Urban Bard). This funder for the company sees the actors drinking their way through the classic tragedy. Nov 23 at 8 pm. $15-$20, stu $12-$15. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. drunkmacbeth.brownpapertickets.com.
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Aladdin by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin (Disney Theatrical Productions/Mirvish). A sultan seeks a magical oil lamp in this musical. Opens Nov 21 and runs to Jan 5, 2014, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat SatSun and Wed 1:30 pm (see website for more shows). $35-$130. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. Baby Redboots’ Revenge by Philip Dimitri Galas (Red Sandcastle Theatre). An aging former child vaudeville star seeks a return to fame in this solo show. Opens Nov 22 and runs to Nov 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20. 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411, redsandcastletheatre.com. Barbra And Me (Bill Merryweather). Merryweather performs a musical cabaret about Barbra Streisand to benefit HALCO. Nov 2223, Fri-Sat 7 pm. $15-$20. The Flying Beaver Pubaret, 488 Parliament. pubaret.com. The Birth Of Weza Or Go Fuck Your Mother
by Joanne Sarazen (Zaw Theatre). Three characters come together to make sense of their lives and fulfill their desire to create. Nov 2124, Thu-Sun 8 pm. $15 (proceeds to GIFTS Fdn). Huntclub, 709 College. huntclubstudio.com. Bye Bye Birdie by Michael Stewart, Lee Adams and Charles Strouse (Steppin’ Out Theatrical Productions). A teen idol does a farewell show before going to the army. Nov 21-24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $27-$32. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. 905-787-8811, steppinout.ca. Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh (A Lasting Dose Productions). Sexual awakening and jealousy threaten the lifelong relationship of two misfit teens who’ve been living in their own world. Opens Nov 21 and runs to Dec 1, ThuSun 7 and 9 pm. $20. Oz Studios, 134 Ossington. 416-576-3178, brownpapertickets.com. The Gay Heritage Project by Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn and Andrew Kushnir (The GHP Collective/Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). The creators explore the notion of gay heritage through a highly physical, comedic and fast-paced performance style. Opens Nov 21 and runs to Dec 8, Tue-Sat 8 pm, SatSun 2:30 pm. Pwyc-$37. 12 Alexander. 416975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.
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atre). Baugh performs his solo show about being raised by his successful yet alcoholic mother. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Dec 8, Tue-Sat 8 pm (no show Nov 29), Sun 2:30 pm. $20, mat pwyc. Videofag, 187 Augusta. thegirlinthepicture.eventbrite.ca. God Of Carnage by Yasmina Reza (Mirvish/Studio 180 Theatre). Civility turns to hostility when two couples meet to resolve their kids’ playground dispute in this comedy. Previews Nov 23-26. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Dec 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mat SatSun 2 pm. $19-$79. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. Jabber by Marcus Youssef (Geordie Productions). This drama for ages 12 and up looks at cultural stereotypes as experienced by a teenage Muslim girl. Previews Nov 26. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Dec 7, see website for schedule.
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$15. Brockton Collective, 442A Dufferin. brownpapertickets.com/event/482669. Once by Enda Walsh, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (Mirvish). An Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Previews Nov 26-27, opens Nov 28 and runs to Jan 5, 2014, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm (no shows Dec 24-25 and Jan 1. See website for more dates). $35-$130. Royal Alexandra The atre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com.
Game of Thrones Burlesque II: A Storm Of Sequins (Scarlett LaFlamme). This burlesque
$17-$22. Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, youngpeoplestheatre.ca.
FThe Little Mermaid: Ontario’s O-Fish-Al Family Musical by Reid Janisse (Ross Petty
Productions). The mermaid seeks true love and happiness in this holiday pantomime musical. Previews Nov 22-26. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Jan 4, 2014, see website for schedule. $27-$85. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 1-855599-9090, rosspetty.com. Mucedorus (Poculi Ludique Societas/Centre for Drama Theatre and Performance Studies U of T). A princess, a jealous lover, a clown and others are part of this 17th-century romantic comedy. Nov 21-24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, srs $15, stu $10. Glen Morris Studio The atre, 4 Glen Morris. plspls.ca. Needles And Opium by Robert Lepage (Canadian Stage/Ex Machina). A series of vignettes explore the relationship between displacement, addiction and creativity. Opens Nov 22 and runs to Dec 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $24-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, c anadianstage.com. Old Age Ain’t for Sissies by Rex Deverell (Mixed Company Theatre). A couple deal with the pitfalls and frustrations that older adults face in their retirement years. Previews Nov 26. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Dec 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $20-$25. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, mixedcompanytheatre.com. The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht (the red light district). A Bronx gangster discovers corruption in Depression-era Chicago in this satire on the rise of Hitler. Previews Nov 21. Opens Nov 22 and runs to Dec 7, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Nov 30 and Dec 7 at 2 pm. $25, stu $20. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen W, Black Box Theatre. theredlightdistrict.ca. Shine Cabaret (Crowning Monkey). Dance, clown, poetry, music and more with Evalyn Parry, Grace Kaya, Holly Treddenick and others. Nov 22-23, Fri-Sat 8:10 pm. $15-$20. DANZoN Studio, 2480 Dundas W, suite 104. eventbrite.ca/event/8925017969. Un (One) by Mani Soleymanlou (Théâtre français de Toronto/Orange Noyée). The playwright performs his solo show about growing up in Canada as the son of Iranian immigrants. Opens Nov 27 and runs to Dec 1, Wed-Sat, mat Sat 3:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $20-$48, Wed pwyc. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley, Upstairs. 416-534-6604, theatrefrancais.com. Warriors by Michel Garneau (Stuck in the Mud Theatre). Two ad men are hired to create a slogan for the army in this satire about the business of war. Opens Nov 26 and runs to Dec 8, Tue-Sat 9:30 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. Ernest Balmer Studio, 9 Trinity, suite 316. eventbrite.com/event/8994945123.
Weesageechak Begins To Dance Festival – 26 (Native Earth Performing ñ Arts). New works by indigenous artists include plays by PJ Prudat, Bea Pizano, Tara Beagan, the Thundering Voices showcase and more. Nov 21-23, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E, Aki Studio Theatre. nativeearth.ca.
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Danny And The Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley (BARO Theatre). Two of society’s rejects meet in a bar in this look at love and loneliness. Previews Nov 27-29. Opens Nov 30 and runs to Dec 15, Tue-Sun 8 pm. $20, stu
revue features Betty Quirk, El Toro and others. Nov 23 at 10 pm. $20-$25. Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor W. g otburlesque2.eventbrite.com. Gloriana by Benjamin Britten (VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert). The opera written to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation looks at the contrast between public duty and private life. Nov 24 at 2:30 pm. $40-$52. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, stlc.com. 1001 Bites (Nobody’s Business Theatre). This NBT funder features storytelling and more. Nov 25 at 7:30 pm. $85. Playa Cabana Hacien da, 111 Dupont. 1001bites.eventbrite.ca. Puppet Allsorts: The Three Little Pigs (Toronto Puppetry Collective). Fairytale Puppet Theatre perform an all-ages puppet show. Nov 24 at 3 pm. $15. Metropolis Factory, 50 Edwin. puppetallsorts.com. The Spoke: The Market (Outside the March). Storytelling by Natasha Greenblatt, Aly Coy and others. Nov 25 at 8 pm. Pwyc. Videofag, 187 Augusta. outsidethemarch.ca.
Continuing After Miss Julie by Patrick Marber (Red One Theatre Collective). This version of ñ Strindberg’s play about class, sex and gender
a 10th anniversary production that’s chock full of intentional stupidity and silliness. Excessive mugging mars the first act, but there are lots of surprises (and better songs) in act two. Ryan Ward reprises his role as the stiff, chainsaw-wielding Ash. And the directors have found some inventive ways to illustrate fake stage blood. Runs to Jan 5, 2014, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7 and 10:30 pm, Sun 3 pm. $19.99-$79.99. Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst. evildeadthemusical.com. NNN (GS) Exmas by Debbie Deer (Nicole Pena). Seven exes from different backgrounds and sexual orientations learn that they are all connected at an epic Christmas dinner.. Runs to Nov 24, Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu $18, Sun pwyc. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555. FireWorks (Alumnae Theatre). Three fulllength plays by Norman Yeung, Joan Burrows and Shirley Barrie are presented in repertory. See website for info on playwright talks and roundtables. Runs to Dec 1, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $20/show, series pass $50; some pwyc shows. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.
The Gravitational Pull Of Bernice Trimble
by Beth Graham (Factory Theatre/Obsidian Theatre). Graham’s play about a family coping with a mother’s early-onset Alzheimer’s is hampered by awkward narration, a contrived central symbol and characters who lack dimension. But Camellia Koo’s set contains many surprises, and Karen Robinson is magnificent as the proud, willful matriarch. Runs to Dec 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $23-$45. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, f actorytheatre. ca. NN (GS) Heaven Above, Heaven Below by Linda Griffiths (Theatre Passe Muraille/Duchess Productions). Two decades after dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, a man and woman run into each other at a friend’s wedding. Runs to Dec 7, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15-$27.50, mat pwyc. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson, Backspace. 416-5047529, passemuraille.on.ca. Is He Dead? by Mark Twain (Amicus Productions). An artist fakes his death to get out of debt in 19th-century Paris. Runs to Nov 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $22, srs $20, stu $18. Papermill Theatre, 67 Pottery. 416-8606176, amicusproductions.ca. Journey’s End by RC Sherriff (The Empty
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Room). This drama tells the story of a group of Allied soldiers on the front lines in 1918 France. Runs to Nov 24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat SatSun 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. The Artisan Fac tory, 116 Geary. journeysend.eventbrite.ca. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Unit 102 Actors Co). The Roman emperor is brought down by his senators in the classic tragedy. Runs to Nov 30, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, mat pwyc. Unit 102 Theatre, 376 Dufferin. unit102theatre.com. Legally Blonde The Musical by Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach (Clarkson Music Theatre). A sorority girl goes to law school. Runs to Nov 24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $28, stu/srs $26. Meadow vale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. encoreseries.ca. Les Miserables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Cameron Mackintosh/Mirvish). This 25th-anniversary production of the popular musical is dominated by Ramin Karimloo, whose ex-con Jean Valjean grows in complexity and depth and delivers some transcendent moments, even if he’s too young to pull off the final scenes. He’s surrounded by lots of talent and a handsome production that’s majestic yet intimate, with stirring new orchestrations that add extra fire to this dramatic musical. Runs to Feb 2, 2014, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm (see website for exceptions/extra shows). $35-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. mirvish.com. NNNN (GS) Les Zinspires 2.0 (Théâtre français de Toronto). Play written by high school students and performed by professionals will be presented in French with English surtitles. To Nov 22, Fri 7 pm. $25, youth $18. Berkeley Street The atre, 26 Berkeley, Upstairs. 416-534-6604, theatrefrancais.com. Mature Young Adults by Wesley J Colford (Aim for the Tangent Theatre). Ex-lovers reunite in the park in this play about love in the Facebook generation. Runs to Nov 24, Thu-Sun 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 4 pm. $15. Videofag, 187 Augusta. a imforthetangent.com. Othello by William Shakespeare (Go Play Producing). This gender-swapped version of the classic tragedy looks at what would happen if women held all the power.. Runs to Nov 24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm.
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roles is set in post-WWII England (see review, page 77). Runs to Nov 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $10-$20. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. redonetheatre.com. NNNNN (JK) Alligator Pie (Soulpepper). Dennis Lee’s clever rhymes and insightful stories spring to life in this delightfully tuneful, infectious production, featuring Ins Choi, Raquel Duffy, Ken MacKenzie, Gregory Prest and Mike Ross, whose fine chemistry and music-making on recognizable and found instruments will delight audiences of any age. You’re sure to walk out of the show with a big smile on your face. Runs to Dec 1, see website for schedule. $23, rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Per forming Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (JK) Annie (TYA) by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin (Young People’s Theatre). The red-haired orphan seeks a place to call home (see review, page 78). Runs to Dec 29, see website for schedule. $22-$35. 165 Front E. youngpeoplestheatre.ca. NNN (JK) The Chosen adapted from the book by Chaim Potok (TEATRON Theatre). Two boys from different Jewish backgrounds become unlikely friends. Runs to Dec 1, Tue-Thu and Sat-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $26-$48. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. teatrontheatre.com. FCool Yule (Famous People Players). The black-light dinner theatre company presents a multifaith celebration of the holidays. Runs to Jan 4, 2014, call/see website for times. $40$62. 343 Evans. 416-532-1137, fpp.org. The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Tar ragon Theatre/TheatreRUN). Theatre RUN’s adaptation of the Dostoevsky novella makes inventive use of a double bass (played by musician Arif Mirabdolbaghi), a screen and three bearded actors to tell the story of a lowly government clerk (director Adam Paolozza) who sees a more attractive, outgoing and successful doppelgänger supplanting his life. It’s rich in theatricality and humour, with some sequences recalling a superb vaudeville or Looney Tunes routine. Runs to Nov 24, TueSat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $21-$53, rush $13. 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (GS) Evil Dead – The Musical by Christopher Bond, George Reinblatt, Frank Cipolla and Melissa Morris (Starvox Entertainment/Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment). The homegrown musical based on the splatterific cult horror films gets
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$15, stu $10. Zuke Studio, 1581 Dupont. goplayproducing@gmail.com. PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by Steve Martin (Trinity College Dramatic Society). Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein discuss the art of physics and the physics of art in a 1904 Paris bar. Runs to Nov 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15, stu $10. George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca. PIECES OF ME (A NEW MUSICAL) by Deon Denton (Promise Productions). A seemingly perfect marriage starts to crack in this tale of sex, lies and betrayal. Runs to Nov 30, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $32.50, srs $25, mat pwyc ($20 adv). Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, promiseproductions.ca. PLAY READING WEEK (Tarragon Theatre). Works in progress by Diane Flacks, Anna Chatterton, Kate Cayley, Maria Milisavljevic and others get staged readings. Runs to Nov 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm. Free. 30 Bridgman, Near Studio. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. REBEL DAUGHTER adapted by the Company (Theatre Erindale). This play is based on the autobiography of Canadian author, journalist and women’s rights activist Doris Anderson. Runs to Nov 24, Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre at UTM, 3359 Mississauga Rd N, Mississauga. 905-569-4369, theatreerindale.com. THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Richard O’Brien (Lower Ossington Theatre). A couple find a freaky castle in the classic rock musical. Runs to Nov 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $39-$49. 100A Ossington. lowerossingtontheatre.com. ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare BASH’d). The company presents their stripped down, immersive adaptation of the classic tragedy. Runs to Nov 23, Thu-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 4 pm. $15-$20. 3030 Dundas West. shakespearebashd.com. A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN adapted by Patrick Garland (Bloomsbury Collective). This interactive production lets the audience explore the world of Virginia Woolf (see review, page 77). Runs to Nov 24, Thu-Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20. Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen W. aroomofonesown.ca. NNNN (GS) THE SACRIFICE ZONE by Suzie Miller (Theatre
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Gargantua/The Uncertainty Principle). Issues of responsibility arise as two people deal with loss and the consequences of their pursuit of justice (see review, page 79). Runs to Nov 30, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Nov 30 at 2 pm. $22-$25, stu/srs $19, Nov 30 mat pwyc. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-5049971, theatregargantua.ca. NNN (JK) TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare (Jaybird Productions). An all-female cast performs the classic play. Runs to Nov 30, Thu-Sat 8 pm (except Nov 30 at 2 pm), Sun 2 pm. $20-$22, stu/srs $13-$15. 1803 Danforth. jaybirdproductions.ca. TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare (Hart House Theatre). The romantic comedy begins with a shipwreck and ends with marriages, reunions and revenge. Runs to Nov 23, ThuSat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $28, srs $17, stu $10$15. 7 Hart House Circle. uofttix.ca. THE VALLEY by Joan MacLeod (Tarragon Theatre). A freshman drops out and returns home after a traumatic arrest in this drama about mental illness, parenting and law enforcement (see review, page 77). Runs to Dec 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $21-$53, rush $13. 30 Bridgman. 416-5311827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNNN (GS) WINNERS AND LOSERS by Marcus Youssef and James Long (Crow’s Theatre/Canadian Stage/Theatre Replacement/Neworld Theatre). Youssef and Long perform a staged converstaion and play a game that looks at capitalism and its impact on relationships (see review, page 78). Runs to Dec 8, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $22$49. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. NNNN (JB) THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Stephen Mallatratt (Lower Ossington Theatre). An estate lawyer tries to exorcise demons from a case involving a mysterious widow in this ghost story. Runs to Dec 1, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $39-$49. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. YOU SAID LOVE by Noah Davis (Sterling Studio Theatre Collective). Two couples blurs the lines between friendship, love and lust. Runs to Nov 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20. Sterling Studio Theatre, 163 Sterling. sterlingstudiotheatre.com. 3
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Thursday, November 21 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents headliner Evan Carter w/ Julie Kim and host Todd ñ Van Allen. To Nov 24, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm,
Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. GIGGLES @ THE GROOVE BAR presents a weekly open-mic w/ rotating hosts. 9:30 pm. Free. 1952 Danforth. sssuperfly@hotmail.com. KITCH KOMEDY presents a weekly show. 9 pm. Free. Kitch, 229 Geary. kitchbar.com. LAUGH SABBATH Comedy Bar presents James Hartnett, Steph Tolev, Glenn Macaulay, Todd Graham, Tim Gilbert, host Tom Henry and others. 9:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. laughsabbath.com. LAUGH YOUR DICKS OFF PC Police Club presents Neisha Davis, Danish Anwar and Calvinball. 8:30 pm. $7. Baltic Avenue, 875 Bloor W. 647-898-5324. MARK & KYLE Comedy Bar presents sketch by Mark Little and Kyle Dooley. 8 pm. $8. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. THE SIX PACK Top Shelf Comedy presents 6 different pro comics performing every week w/ hosts Brian Ward & Chris Allin. 9 pm. $5.
Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen W. 416-5367717, facebook.com/TopShelfComedy. SKETCH COM-AGGEDON The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival presents the preliminary rounds of the sketch competition, featuring 48 troupes. To Nov 21, Thu 8 & 9:30 pm. $8/ show or $12 for both. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. torontosketchfest.com. TOMES ADVENTURE HOUR The Central presents long-form fantasy improv w/ Darcy & Bingley, Rocket Scientists, Steve Baerwald and Liz Johnston. 7 pm. Pwyc. 603 Markham. tomesimprov.com. WE CAN BE HEROES Second City’s latest revue – inspired by the idea that our society’s quickly going to hell – is one of its sharpest in a while. Newcomer Connor Thompson scores big laughs playing everything from a literal bat man to a blind lifeguard, while Craig Brown channels his inner Chaplin as a balding man having a terrible day. Meanwhile, Jan Caruana proves she’s got great range in two scenes involving a precocious girl. Even the less successful sketches are sharply directed, and the set and musical design help enhance the scenes. Not to be missed. Indefinite run, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. $24$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. NNNN (GS) YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Graham Chittenden. To Nov 23, Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 8 & 10:30 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com.
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Pub presents a weekly show w/ Russell Roy. 9:30 pm. Free. 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562. THE COMEDY CABARET Dave Code & Matthew Sarookanian present a monthly show w/ host Code and others. 8 pm. Free. Charlotte Room, 19 Charlotte. thecomedycabaret.com. EYES ON Stephen Eyes presents comedy, burlesque and music w/ co-host Fraser Young, DJ Demers, Stephanie Tolev and others. 9 pm. $10-$20. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. eyeson.ca. IMPERIAL COMEDY SHOW Imperial Pub presents 10 comics, a pro headliner and rotating hosts every week. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667, imperialcomedy.com.
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JEFFREY AMOS The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents a whistling music and comedy show. 9 pm. $10-$15. 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567, brownpapertickets.com/event/497276. THE MAIN EVENT Top Shelf Comedy presents a pro headliner and supporting acts each week. 9:30 pm. $5. St Louis Bar & Grill, 1963 Queen E. facebook.com/TopShelfComedy. SKETCH COM-AGGEDON SEMI-FINALS The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival presents the top 12 troupes battling for a spot in the finals. 8 & 9:30 pm. $8-$12. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. t orontosketchfest.com. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 21. Yuk Yuk’s Downtown See Thu 21.
Saturday, November 23 Absolute Comedy See Thu 21. DOCTOR WHOM – THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Comedy Bar pre-
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sents an improv tribute to Dr Who w/ Matt Baram, Anand Rajaram and Alastair Forbes. 9:30 pm. $15. 945 Bloor W. c omedybar.ca. Momics Comedy Bar presents Rose Giles, VictoriaStewart, Zabrina Chevannes, Melissa Story, Kelly Fanson and Daryl Orr. 10 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, comedybar.ca. SKETCH COM-AGGEDON FINALS The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival presents the top 4 troupes battling for a spot in next year’s Sketch Comedy Festival and bragging rights. 8 pm. $8-$12. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. torontosketchfest.com. THEATRESPORTS FALL TOURNAMENT Bad Dog Theatre presents the improv competition. To Dec 14, Saturdays 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 21. Yuk Yuk’s Downtown See Thu 21.
Sunday, November 24 Absolute Comedy See Thu 21. CHICKA BOOM 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW Laura Bailey and Jess Beaulieu
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Aisha Alfa, Lara Johnson, Sandra Shamas, Steph Tolev, Alicia Douglas and others. 8 pm. Pwyc (proceeds to 416 Drop-In Centre for Women). Free Times Café, 320 College. 416967-1078.
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REVUE Yuk Yuk’s Downtown presents the monthly show w/ Doug Mutai, Anthony Engelbrech, Sharrif, Nitish Sakhuja, Crystal Ferrier, headliner Kris Bonaparte, host Kenny Robinson and others. 8:30 pm. $20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. THE PLAYGROUND Playful Grounds presents weekly open-mic comedy w/ hosts Kris Siddiqi and Melissa Story. 9 pm. Free. 605 College. 416-645-0484, playfulgrounds.com. SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present a weekly show w/ guest hosts and musical acts. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 21.
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Monday, November 25 ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Chris Locke, Trixx, Mike Storck, Andrew ñ Ivimey, Ian Lynch, Christophe Davidson, Jeff Kubic, Marc Hallworth, Jon Schabl, MC Sara Hennessey and others. 9 pm. $5. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.
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sents sketches, songs and improvisations to celebrate and satirize the holiday season. Mondays at 8 pm. From Dec 3: Tue-Fri 1:30 pm, Thu 10 pm (see website for detailed schedule). To Jan 1. $22. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, s econdcity.com. THE TOURNAMENT Top Shelf Comedy presents an amateur comic competition decided by audience votes, plus a pro comic pre-show and headliner. 8 pm. Free. The Office Pub, 117 John. f acebook.com/TopShelfComedy.
Tuesday, November 26 FLAT TIRE COMEDY Amsterdam Bicycle Club presents weekly stand-up w/ host Chrissie Cunningham and guests. 9 pm. Free. 54 the Esplanade. facebook.com/FlatTireComedy. THE JOKE CLUB The Ossington presents Mark Little, Sean Cullen, Nick Flanagan & host Tom Henry. 9 pm. $8. 61 Ossington. 416850-0161. THE OTHER DOPE SHOW Vapor Social presents weekly open-mic stand-up. 9 pm. $5. 896 College. 647-765-4422. THE SKIN OF MY NUTS presents a weekly open mic w/ host Vandad Kardar. 9:30 pm. Free. Sonic Espresso Bar, 60 Cecil. facebook.com/ skinofmynuts. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 21. THE WILD CARD Fox & Fiddle presents a mixed lineup of booked pros and random lotto spots w/ host Kyle Andrews. 8:30 pm. Free. 280 Bloor W. 416-966-4369. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, Launching Pad for new stand-ups at 9:30 pm, every week. $4/show. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com.
Wednesday, November 27 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am Night
w/ Mike Storck, JP Hodgkinson, Brian Zeiler, Leny Corrado, Magdalena, Sam Farid and host Marc Sinodinos. 8:30 pm. $10. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. CHUCKLE CO. PRESENTS weekly standup w/ rotating hosts Joel Buxton, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Mikey Kolberg, Steve Patrick Adams, DJ Demers and Jordan Foisy. 9:30pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. chuckleco.com. CORKTOWN COMEDY Corktown Productions presents an open-mic show w/ Allen Yiu, Jill Knight, Amish Patel, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. Betty’s, 240 King E. 416-988-2675, corktowncomedy.com.
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I SEEN YOU ON TV: MOVEMBER EDITION The National Theatre of the World preñ sents improv by comics seen on Canadian
TV shows and ads w/ Naomi Snieckus, Andrew Chapman and others. 8 pm. $18 (proceeds to Movember Canada). Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W, Underground. thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com. Poinsettia The Bad Dog Repertory Players present unscripted comedy about unexpected connections w/ Jess Bryson, Kyle Dooley and others. To Dec 18, Wednesdays 9:30 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, baddogtheatre.com. PROVOCATEUR Bad Dog Theatre presents an improvised espionage comedy thriller w/ Kirsten Rasmussen, Roger Bainbridge, Carmine Lucarelli and others. To Dec 18, Wednesdays 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, baddogtheatre.com. SIREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents openmic stand-up w/ host Marito Lopez and headliner Dan Guiry. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339. THE SPOTLIGHT Top Shelf Comedy presents a weekly show. 9 pm. $5. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen E. facebook.com/TopShelfComedy. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 21. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Darren Frost. To Dec 1, Wed-Sun 8 pm, plus Fri Sat 10:30 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3
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Circle game THE CIRCLE by Dave Eggers (McSweeney/ Knopf), 491 pages, $34 cloth. Rating: NNN
Dave Eggers’s satire is so timely, so ripped from quickly changing reality, it’s almost miraculous that it’s already in print. After spending $235,000 on her college education (a credible sum given that tuition at Harvard now costs more than $36,000 a year), Mae has come to work at the Circle, a mammoth techno monopoly corp that runs the fictional equivalents of Facebook, Twitter, Google and everything else digital. It’s even created a lollypop-size camera that can be hidden anywhere in the world – from Tahrir Square to the local variety store – so everyone’s comings and goings can be “transparent.” Worldwide digital domination is definitely in the works. None of this can happen without a populace wholly willing to participate. Eggers brilliantly expresses the
ideas/slogans for advancing the Circle’s agenda: secrets are lies, privacy is theft, and anyone who doesn’t participate in the Circle’s definition of community is selfish. Mae thinks her new work environment is heavenly – despite myriad off-hours activities that aren’t exactly mandatory and 18-hour workdays. She has just enough ambition to make her way up the corporate ladder, but Mae might have to betray her ex-boyfriend, who thinks the Circle is bullshit, take down Annie, the old friend who hired her, and sacrifice her family. Like many satires, this one has smart social commentary but no characters we care about. Mae is a mysterious cypher, and we learn nothing about why she has no inner core. And characters like Annie go through changes that are hard to fathom. That’s because Eggers is too busy creating a credible corporate cosmology. Still, The Circle does manage to be both funny and terrifying. SUSAN G. COLE Write Books at books@nowtoronto.com.
readings this week Thursday, November 21 BookThugs And Troubador Slaves Readings by Jay MillAr, Beatriz Hausner, David B Goldstein and others. 7 pm. Free. COCO Crafted Organic Chocolates, 365 Jane. facebook.com/events/1426832934201835. Eufemia Fantetti Launch of A Recipe For Disaster. 7 pm. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. 416-928-6777. Nathaniel G Moore Launching his book Savage. 7 pm. Free. The Steady, 1051 Bloor W. s avageanovel.tumblr.com. Quattro Launch New books by Eric Wright, Caroline Morgan Di Giovanni, Marshall Hryciuk and others. 7:30 pm. Free. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. quattrobooks.ca. Amy Tan Reading from and discussing her new novel, The Valley Of Amazement. 7:30 pm. $5, stu free. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. ifoa.org. Patricia Westerhof Talking about her book The Dove In Bathurst Station. 6:30 pm. Free. Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416393-7675.
Saturday, November 23 The Andrew Project Launch for an art book by Shaan Syed. 4 pm. Free. Scrap Metal Gallery, Unit E, 11 Dublin. Pre-register info@ shaansyed.com.
Sunday, November 24 LeftWords Festival Of Books And Ideas
Presentations by Canadian authors launch the Socialist Register 2013. 11:30 am-5 pm. Free. Ryerson U Oakham House/Student Centre, 55 Gould. leftwordsfestival.ca.
Will Munro: History, Glamour, Magic
Launch for a book of art by Munro. 7 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416531-4635. Toronto Poetry Slam Spoken word competition featuring Rudy Francisco. 8 pm. $5. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.
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The Cafe. 7 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. chapters.indigo.ca. Ian Rankin Talking and signing copies of his new book, Saints Of The Shadow Bible. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters. indigo.ca.
Tuesday, November 26 David Baldacci Signing copies of his latest
Julie Devaney joins Left Words.
ideas & activism It’s not often you get to hear the wisdom of some of the smartest lefty thinkers around – all in one day. So take advantage of the free LeftWords conference Sunday (November 24) at Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould, 11:30 am-5 pm, leftwordsfestival.ca). Among the offerings, a panel called For Thought: On Food Security, Sustainability And Activism features NOW contributor Wayne Roberts (NoNonsense Guide To World Food, $13.95, Between The Lines). Angela Miles, editor of Women In A Globalizing World ($39.95, Inanna) leads a session based on her book title. And Julie Devaney (My Leaky Body, $22.95, Goose Lane) joins a panel on Activism On The Body: Health And SGC Politics.
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thriller, King And Maxwell. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin, at Hwy 401. chapters.indigo.ca. Ted Barris/Tyler Trafford Barris talks about his book The Great Escape, Trafford discusses Almost A Great Escape. 7 pm. Free. Barbara Frum Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5440. Doris Kearns Goodwin Talking about her book The Bully Pulpit with Heather Reisman. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca. Poetry Night XII Poetry open mic. 7 pm. $5 or pwyc. Victory Café, 581 Markham. facebook.com/events/1431735877041164. Les Stroud Talking about his new book, Beyond Survivorman. 7 pm. Free. Chapters, 1150 the Queensway. chapters.indigo.ca.
Wednesday, November 27 Canada Reads 2014 Meet this year’s Canada Reads panelists and find out which books they will champion. Noon. Free. CBC Broadcast Centre Main Atrium, 250 Front W. cbc.ca. Grant Lawrence Launch for The Lonely End Of The Rink: Confessions Of A Reluctant Goalie. 8 pm. $5. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. tinars.ca. Victoria Lorient-Faibush Launching her book Find Your “Self-Culture.” 6 pm. Grano, 2035 Yonge. s elfculture.com. Colin Mochrie Presenting his book Not Quite The Classics. 6:30 pm. Free. Chapters, 1950 the Queensway. chapters.indigo.ca. Alissa York Lunch-and-learn with the Dead Animals I Have Known author. Noon-1:30 pm. $25 (includes bag lunch). Gardiner Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. gardinermuseum.on.ca.
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Viewers averting their eyes from Miley Cyrus’s tongue at the VMAs would have found her entourage of dancing bears more enjoyable. These were the brainchild of artist Todd James, who’s having his first Canadian solo show of paintings at Cooper Cole. James, who began his career as a New York City graffiti prodigy named REAS, has collaborated with Eminem and Mobb Deep and done extensive work in production, film and animation. He is also an internationally recognized fine artist. His ironic street sensibility is in no way dulled in this funny, fierce show of nudes that makes contemporary no-brow culture look nearly refined. James is obviously having fun – lots of it. It’s a huge and colourful show,
and funny as hell. The well-worn bourgeois aesthetics of Picasso and Matisse are weaponized into Tom Wesselmann-flavoured japes: big naked blonds lounging about, surrounded by cats and toting automatic weapons. Once your laughter subsides, you appreciate James’s immense skill. He almost paints staid knockoffs of respectable modernism, but the palette is a too club-kid neon and there are too many touches of white-trash sass. One woman sports striped 70s tube socks, à la classic centrefold, while hoisting a joint. The cats, looking glum and neurotic, are pure comedy. It’s a little too much for an investment banker’s foyer. The mashup of genres would be disorienting were they not so seamlessly unified. James parodies his styles with a lightness that betrays a deep immersion in their history: his visual language is as fluent as it is off hand. Like the rappers he’s worked with, his crude, comic patois
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Abramovic and Ulay, to Dec 15. Aimia Photography Prize, to Jan 5. Light My Fire: Five Propositions About Portraits, Part 2, to Apr 30. Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater, to Jun 15. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. ART GALLERY OF YORK U Wael Shawky, to Dec 1. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-7365169. BLACKWOOD GALLERY Red, Green, Blue + White, to Dec 1. 3359 Mississauga N, U of T Mississauga (Mississauga). 905-828-3789. DESIGN EXCHANGE Playing Favourites II:
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ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO David Bowie Is, to Nov 27 ($30, srs $26.50, stu ñ $21.50, Wed 6-8:30 pm $15). Marina
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Alice Teichert, to Nov 30, Teichert reception 2-4 pm Nov 23. 401 Richmond W. 416-260-2220. ART INTERIORS Festival Of Smalls, to Dec 24. 446 Spadina Rd #203. 416-488-3157. ARTSCAPE YOUNGPLACE Installation: Stairmasters; Unarchive group shows, to Mar 30. 180 Shaw. A SPACE GALLERY Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, to Dec 13. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633. BERENSON FINE ART Painting: Marco Sassone, to Dec 12, artist’s talk 4 pm Nov 23. 212 Avenue Rd. 416-925-3222. CENTRE SPACE Painting: Dil Hildebrand, Nov 21-Dec 21, reception 5-7 pm Nov 21. 65 George. 416-323-1373. DE LUCA FINE ART Collage/photos/painting: Chambliss Giobbi, John Grande and Mark Kostabi, to Nov 30. 217 Avenue Rd. 416-537-4699. ESP Sculpture/Painting: Elise Rasmussen, Lisa Diquinzio, to Nov 30. 1450 Dundas W. 647-345-6163. DIAZ CONTEMPORARY Mixed media: Patrick Bernatchez, Nov 21-Dec 21, reception/performance 6-9 pm Nov 21. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972. GALLERY 1313 Telling: An Audio Survey Of Parkdale, to Nov 30. Liminality group show; Nehleh Tiam, to Nov 24. 1313 Queen W. 416-536-6778. GLADSTONE HOTEL Indigenous & Ingenious, 11 am-7 pm Nov 23. Juliana Neufeld and Hannah Pertsovsky, to Dec 1. Paint-
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Geometry (Textures), to Jan 3. 100% TobeUs: 100 Cars, to Feb 9 (free, todesignoffsite. com). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-3636121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY You Cannot Kill What Is Already Dead, to Jan 25. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. GARDINER MUSEUM 12 Trees, party 6:30 pm Nov 21 ($150), Nov 23-Dec 15. Nurielle Stern;. Faience, to Jan 5. Animal Stories, to Jan 12. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm discounts. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Something More Than A Succession Of Notes, to Dec 20. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398. McMICHAEL CANADIAN Kim Dorland, to Jan 5. Karine Giboulo, to Jan 26. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-8931121. MOCCA David Cronenberg: Transformations; Through The Eye, to Dec 29. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. POWER PLANT More Than Two; Micah Lexier, to Jan 5. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Mesopotamia, to Jan 5 ($27, srs/stu $24.50; Fri after 4:30 pm $23, srs/stu $20). Raja Deen Dayal, to Jan 12. BIG, to Jan 26. Carbon 14: Climate Is Culture, to Feb 2. Wildlife Photographer Of The Year, Nov 23-Mar 23. $15, stu/srs $13.50; Fri 4:308:30 pm $9, stu/srs $8. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE Elena Malkova; Ghost Dance: Activism. Resistance. Art., to Dec 15. 33 Gould. 416-979-5164. TEXTILE MUSEUM The Art Day Project, to Nov 24. Ancestry And Artistry: Maya Textiles From Guatemala, to Jan 12, talk 6 pm Nov 25 ($30). Telling Stories, to Apr 13, 2014. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321. U OF T ART CENTRE Framing Narratives: Renaissance To Modernism, to Mar 8. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838. VARLEY Moving Side And Forward: A Journey Through The Collection of York University; Excavations, to Jan 12. $5, stu/srs $4. 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511. 3
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Works by Jay Dart are on view at Art Interiors’ Festival Of Smalls. ing: Marc O’Brien, to Dec 8. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. INDEXG Shelley Savor, Irina Schlesvoich and Han Xu, to Dec 31. 50 Gladstone. 416-535-6957. INTERACCESS Sound installation: Eli Keszler, to Nov 23. 9 Ossington. 416-5320597. KATHARINE MULHERIN Video: Olivia Boudreau, to Dec 22. 1082/1086 Queen W. 416-993-6510. LOOP GALLERY Multimedia: Elizabeth Babyn and Richard Sewell, to Dec 1. 1273 Dundas W. 416-516-2581. MIRA GODARD Photos: Jane Hinton, to Dec 14. 22 Hazelton. 416-964-8197. NAVILLUS Painting: Michael Adamson, to Dec 21. 110 Davenport. 416-921-6467. O’BORN CONTEMPORARY Photos: Mark Peckmezian, Nov 22-Dec 20, reception 6-9 pm Nov 22. 131 Ossington. 416-4139555. ONSITE [AT] OCAD U Multimedia: Terreform ONE, to Feb 22. 230 Richmond W. 416-977-6000 ext 327. PARI NADIMI Sculpture/photos/video: Jennifer Stillwell, to Dec 21. 254 Niagara. 416-591-6464. ST ANNE’S ANGLICAN Marie de Sousa, Mark Adair and David Blatherwick, Nov 24-Dec 22, reception noon-6 pm Nov 24. 270 Gladstone. 416-536-3160. SCRAP METAL Shary Boyle, Sarah Sze and Joana Vasconcelos, to Feb 22. Fri-Sat or by appt. 11 Dublin. 416-588-2442. SPAZIO DELL’ARTE Textiles: Sheree Rasmussen, Nov 21-Dec 5, reception 6-9 pm Nov 21. 400 Eastern, unit 201. 416-7892577. STEPHEN BULGER Photos: Elaine Stocki, to Nov 23. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575. TORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Peggy Taylor Reid, to Dec 2. 80 Spadina. 416703-1999.
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When Hollywood bought the remake rights to Ken Scott’s hit Quebecois comedy, they also asked him to stick around to film it By NORMAN WILNER DELIVERY MAN written and directed by Ken Scott, based on the screenplay by Scott and Martin Petit, with Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders and Britt Robertson. A Touchstone Pictures release. 105 minutes. Opens Friday (November 22). For venues and times, see Movies, page 90.
Not many filmmakers find themselves in the position Ken Scott did last year. DreamWorks SKG had bought the remake rights to Starbuck, Scott’s 2011 Quebecois comedy starring Patrick Huard as a no-account slacker who discovers that his youthful donations to a fertility clinic have resulted in 533 children. The movie was a hit in Canada, and DreamWorks asked Scott to remake it for American audiences. The result is Delivery Man, which stars Vince Vaughn in the Huard role and Cobie Smulders and Chris Pratt as his girlfriend and best friend respectively. It’s very, very similar to Starbuck, though Scott, over the phone from Boston, says that was entirely coincidental. “I tried not to think in those terms,” he says. “I just tried to tell a story the best way possible and not think about the fact that there was already one done, because I think that’s a trap. You know, if I were just trying to copy the original, it would feel pale. If I were trying to be different just to be different, that would have kept me away from some good moments.” Scott says he relied on his cast to bring a different energy to this version. “Vince, Chris, Cobie – they’re all good with comedy,”
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REVIEW DELIVERY MAN (Ken Scott) Rating: NNN If you’ve seen Starbuck, you’ve essentially seen Delivery Man. Ken Scott’s American remake of his own 2011 Quebecois comedy is exactly the same movie, down to shot choices, character names and even the casting of Sébastien René in a key role. It’s just that the action’s been moved from Montreal to Brooklyn. Vince Vaughn replaces Patrick Huard as David Wozniak, a no-account meat truck driver who discovers that the sperm donations he gave in his youth have resulted in 533 children – about a fifth of whom are now looking for their biological dad and willing to sue the fertility clinic responsible to find him. Concealing his identity, David gets to know a few of his kids – and winds up forming attachments. The story’s about as illogical and manipulative as it was the first time around, but it holds up okay. Vaughn’s shifty/manic tendencies are a nice echo of what Huard did in the original, and Cobie Smulders musters some dignity as David’s long-suffering girlfriend, but this version is stolen by the delightful Chris Pratt as our hero’s hapless attorney. Kinda wish Scott had cast him in NW the lead instead.
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Vince Vaughn he says. “They bring that [energy] through timing and delivers the knowing what comedy’s all about. But then we just laughs in Delivery Man. wanted to try to be as realistic as possible – you know,
for those situations where a guy has just realized he’s the father of 533 kids,” he says, laughing. “We have this premise that seems huge, but you get into the movie and it actually seems totally plausible. That’s the way we wanted to play it, and the actors committed to believing in this situation.” Scott credits Vaughn in particular with being willing to tamp down the manic qualities the actor has leaned on in recent years and play the role straight. “He’s a master of improv,” Scott says. “There are two moments in the movie where we were doing a scene and I felt it needed something, or we could explore a bit, and he was very impressive. But for all the other scenes, there’s a story that needed to be told in an efficient way. Vince committed to the script, he committed to those words, and he was great at it.” As it happens, Delivery Man isn’t the only remake of a Ken Scott movie produced this year. The Grand Seduction, which premiered at TIFF earlier this fall, is a reworking of his 2003 Quebec script for Seducing Dr. Lewis. “I haven’t seen the movie,” he says. “I was actually shooting another movie with Vince Vaughn called Business Trip, so for the last three months I’ve been in Germany and right now I’m in Boston for another month finishing it off. I can’t wait. The reactions seemed very positive in Toronto.” 3 normw@nowtoronto.com | @wilnervision
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Jo Anna Watson heats up the homophobia.Stanley Tucci and Jennifer Lawrence should catch fire at the box office.
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So much for the Oscar curse. Used to be you could count on an actor to appear in a piece of total crap following an Oscar victory. But with Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Jennifer Lawrence defies that trend. There are several reasons why this instalment of the franchise is so much better than the first. It starts with a script. This one doesn’t have to worry so much about set-up. We learned from Part 1 that 12 districts toil under brutal conditions to serve the rich 1 per cent in the Capitol – portrayed in long, elaborate but disappointingly designed sequences. Catching Fire doesn’t need extensive exposition about the Hunger Games, the ultimate arena competition in which a male and a female from every district fight to the death until just one person is left standing. Katniss (Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), who fooled the authorities into letting them both win
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Partial Empire EMPIRE OF DIRT (Peter Stebbings). 99 minutes. Opens Friday
the 74th Hunger Games, are miserable faking their love relationship. But they have given the downtrodden hope, and revolution is in the air. Infuriated, President Snow (the fabulously malevolent Donald Sutherland) plans to discourage the rebels by creating a special 75th Hunger Games, using the winners of the previous 24 games as competitors, a process guaranteed to eliminate 23 leaders. In Part 1, director Gary Ross kept killing off the competitors in ways that ludicrously sanitized the violence. Here, Francis Lawrence savvily lets most of the killing happen off screen, thus keeping the rating he needs to rope in the teen fans without making the pic look ridiculous. Part 2 also benefits from paying more attention to Katniss’s relationship with Gale, and that means more of the charismatic Liam Hemsworth. Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson are again excellent as Katniss and Peeta’s coaches, this time less silly and more emotionally connected to their charges. And Lawrence is a knockout as Katniss. Able to play it red-hot angry and, well, just plain red hot, she gives the piece real heft. Take that, Oscar. 3
understatement and something grittier and more exciting. And the dirt metaphor in the title doesn’t pay off. But it’s beautifully shot, newcomers Gee and Eyre are revelations, and the central theme of cultural pride is stirGLENN SUMI ring and urgent.
Peter Stebbings’s follow-up to Defendor, his quirky psychological superhero movie, is a quiet, absorbing look at the cycle of abuse and abandonment among three generations of First Nations women. Lena (Cara Gee), a 30-year-old single mom, has been drug-free for eight years but is gradually losing touch with her teenage daughter, Peeka (Shay Eyre). When near-tragedy strikes, Lena and Peeka hitchhike north from Toronto to stay with her mother (Jennifer Podemski), a gambling addict who kicked her daughter out years earlier. Also still in town is Lena’s ex (Luke K irby), who may or may not be Peeka’s dad. Stebbings never finds a consistent tone for the film, which wobbles between earnest november 21-27 2013 NOW
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Williams). 83 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Saturday (November 23) at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. See Times, page 95. Rating: NNNN
Here’s an excellent companion piece to Call Me Kuchu, the film about LGBT activists fighting for their lives in Uganada, where parliament is considering a bill that makes being gay a capital offence. God Loves Uganda turns the lens on the Christian evangelists leading the charge to make hate and homophobia the African country’s essential values. Meet Jesse Digges, Lou Engle and Robert Kayanja, some of the manipulative leaders who have helped build immense Ugandan IHOPs (International Houses of Prayer) and have sent missionaries out into the field. They define aid not as relief, but belief. It’s when they turn their attention
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to building anti-gay panic that the doc gets intense. The haters – influential enough to address parliament in a terrifying sequence – have created a climate where queers are being beaten up in the streets and activists have been murdered. In one scene, a preacher explains what gays do in the bedroom by showing heavy-duty gay porn – kind of like showing violent X-rated straight material to illustrate the perils of heterosexuality. “Poo-poo in the face!” he screams, sending congregants into paroxysms of weeping hysteria. There are some very telling scenes – shots of Kayanja’s palatial residence and comments by missionary Jo Anna Watson, who says she joined the church after she started having feelings for another woman. But the really scary thing about God Loves Uganda is that the believers – all fresh-faced, shiny and happy – will think the film is a beautiful and positive portrait of their movement. The rest of us will only be appalled. SUSAN G. COLE
Yeah, this doc kinda stinks.
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(November 22). For venues and times, see Movies, page 90. Rating: NNN
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OMG so bad GMO OMG (Jeremy Seifert). 84 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (November 22). Also screens Saturday (November 23), 10:15 am, as part of Planet In Focus (see more reviews, page 97). For venues and times, see Movies, page 90. Rating: N Like many people who read newspapers, I am conflicted about genetically modified organisms. On the one hand, there’s amazing potential in engineering hardier seeds and longer-lasting produce; on the other, nature remains more complex than we can imagine, and it might not be a good idea to splice shark genes into our bell peppers. I am aware that this is a silly argument, and more thoughtful and reasoned conversations – both for and
against – are being held elsewhere. But you won’t find any of them in Jeremy Seifert’s ludicrous GMO OMG, a personal-documentary-cum-activist work that takes some reasonable qualms about GMOs and uses them as the basis for an endless insufferable selfie. Concerned that omnipresent GMOs might be bad for his children, Seifert takes his family on a whimsical journey of discovery, fitting his moppets with fanciful “GMO glasses” made of pipe cleaners and sponges – because you can’t see GMOs in the food you eat! – and asking experts whether humans might develop superpowers from scientifically altered grains. Oh, and there’s an extended sequence where a woman dances in a field, in slow motion, to Mumford & Sons. This film made me cringe more than anything I’ve seen in weeks – and remember: I’ve spent the last month Norman Wilner watching Rob Ford.
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Too familiar road trip Alexander Payne’s Nebraska won’t surprise you By norman wilner Nebraska directed by Alexander Payne, written by Bob Nelson, with Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb and Stacy Keach. A Paramount Pictures release. 115 minutes. Opens Friday (November 22). For venues and times, see Movies, page 90. Rating: NNN After the complex emotional arcs of The Descendants, which followed George Clooney’s detached Hawaiian lawyer through a raging sea of confusion and grief, the muted smallness of Alexander Payne’s new drama, Nebraska, comes as a sort of shock. A black-and-white road movie about a Montana speaker salesman who gets to know his remote, alcoholic father as the pair drive to Lincoln to cure the older man’s obsession with a sweepstakes, Nebraska lacks the emotional highs and lows that mark The Descendants and Payne’s best picture to date, Sideways. With blank-eyed Bruce Dern shambling around as cranky, distressed Woodrow Grant and Will Forte forever trailing behind as his exasperated grown son David, Nebraska feels much more like Payne’s 2002 drama, About Schmidt: a slow walk through a series of modest incidents that inform our understanding of its central character. Problem is, Nebraska won’t surprise you. Not even once. Every scene, every encounter, plays out exactly
as you’d expect. Road movies are by definition formulaic, but the way Bob Nelson’s screenplay dribbles out details and shading feels more calculated than it should. Worse, Dern’s performance is underwhelming. He’s very good, but he’s really just holding one note for two solid hours. In fairness, my disappointment might be the result of raised expectations because Dern was named best actor at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He’s not bad, but he’s not doing anything a dozen other actors couldn’t have done in the role. One of them, Stacy Keach, even appears in the movie. And Payne’s fondness for caricature grows grating. Nebraska strays into the same weird snobbery about the flyover states that bugged me in About Schmidt; we’re encouraged to laugh at their empty lives and small dreams. David’s adult cousins are mouth-breathing trolls; Woody’s wife (June Squibb), David’s mother, is a sour crank who spends every moment criticizing her husband. Only Bob Odenkirk manages to hint at hidden depths as David’s older brother Ross. This isn’t to say that Nebraska is bad. It isn’t. But it’s awfully safe and contrived, which is not what I’ve come to expect from Payne. Be advised. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com | @wilnervision
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get to know her absent mother by perusing her photographs and tracking down associates and former lovers. Meanwhile, Helene intermittently delivers a monologue to the camera (the only thing she has an open relaLOOKING IS THE ORIGINAL SIN (Gail Harvey). 83 tionship with), communicating her turbulent minutes. Opens Friday (November 22) at the emotions and thoughts about photogCarlton Cinema. See Times, page 95. raphy – much of which mirrors discussion Rating: NN surrounding Arbus’s work. These reflections parse the photogThe art, voyeurism and depression of rapher’s relationship to her craft, subphotographer Diane Arbus inspired jects and life. Too bad writer/director Gail Harvey’s Toronto-set drama Harvey frames them so awkwardly about a distressed mother-daughter within the story. relationship. Maria del Mar (left) and Despite fine performances by Boland Katie Boland are better Looking Is The Original Sin stars Katie and especially del Mar, the drama is stilted, than their material. Boland as Anna, a 19-year-old mostly igunderdeveloped and unconvincing, with benored by her mother, Helene (Maria del Mar), haviour and interactions that often feel on the a successful but unstable photographer. Uncomnose. When Anna confronts her mother with questions fortable in her maternal role, Helene moves out of her like “Can you photograph a lie?” Harvey forces lofty diahome without warning, hiding from Anna to focus on her logue into scenes that should instead feel intimate and work. RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI human, like Arbus’s photos. Much of the film revolves around Anna’s attempts to
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Denis Côté doesn’t make easy movies. The Quebec director’s characters are prickly, closed, self-protective – when they’re not outright pricks, that is. And his stories are tangled up in emotions we can’t always fully understand. His new film, Vic + Flo Saw A Bear, like 2011’s Curling, involves characters who’ve removed themselves from the world. Here, it’s an ex-con named Victoria Champagne (Pierrette Robitaille), 61 years old, who moves into an infirm uncle’s shuttered cabin in the middle of nowhere with her younger lover,
Florence (Romane Bohringer). At first it’s nice. Vic’s parole officer (Marc-André Grondin from C.R.A.Z.Y. and Goon, almost unrecognizable with a shaved head and goatee) is a reasonable sort, and the infirm uncle gets the care he needs. But the past won’t stay past, and before too long Vic and Flo’s domestic bubble is compromised, then shattered, by outside forces. We never find out what crime Vic was jailed for, or precisely how she and Flo met, and I’m not entirely sure they ever see that bear. But it doesn’t matter. What’s important is what happens in front of us, how relationships are formed and challenged by outside events, and what happens next. I didn’t mind doing a little work to figure it all out, and Robitaille and Bohringer make it well worth the Norman Wilner effort.
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(D: Spike Lee, 104 min) Spike Lee directs a cast that includes Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Samuel L. Jackson in this remake of the Korean flick about a man seeking vengeance after being held hostage for 20 years.
Homefront (D: Gary Fleder, 100 min) James Franco, Jason Statham and Winona Ryder star in this crime thriller about a former DEA agent who relocates his family to another town only to run afoul of a local meth drug lord.
Black Nativity (D: Kasi Lemmons, 107 min) Langston Hughes’s play about an AfricanAmerican child who spends the holidays with estranged relatives has been modernized and made into a musical starring Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson and Mary J. Blige.
Frozen (D: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, 102 min) Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff voice characters in this musical animated pic loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. All films open Wednesday (November 27). See reviews and features in next week’s issue.
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prolong his life – and Chandor’s intimate, immediate direction puts us right there with him for every second of it. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Varsity
Playing this week (When a scene goes awry, he simply starts it again and takes it in a different direction.) Gleeson and McAdams are charming, and Bill Nighy is delightful, as always, as Gleeson’s father, but About Time is so insistently, explicitly manipulative – and so wilfully blind to the moral implications of its hero’s actions for the lives of the people around him – that it says more about the filmmaker’s machinations than perhaps he intends. 123 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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About Time (Richard Curtis) is another of
Curtis’s sappy, what-a-wonderful-world romantic comedies, only now the goofy guy (Domnhall Gleeson) who falls for a lovely American (Rachel McAdams) has the ability to travel back within his own lifetime to do things over as he sees fit. The gimmick doesn’t affect the plot in any meaningful way, but it does give Curtis’s sappiest, cheesiest impulses free rein.
(J.C. Chandor) may not break new cinematic ground for the survival thriller in the way Gravity does, but it doesn’t have to; it’s just one hell of a good movie. Writer-director Chandor’s follow-up to his economic horror movie Margin Call is a nautical story with just one character and virtually no dialogue. And it’s just as gripping, if not more so. Robert Redford plays the never-named sailor whose boat is badly damaged by a shipping container somewhere in the Indian Ocean; All Is Lost follows him over eight days as he attempts to steer the damaged vessel through nightmarish weather to rescue in commercial shipping lanes. Redford’s character simply exists in the moment, solving problems with dwindling supplies and doing whatever he can to
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The Best Man Holiday (Malcolm D. Lee) is like the Christmas dinner that starts off with laughs and high spirits but keeps dragging along until you can’t hold down the eggnog. This sequel to 1999’s The Best Man is an overstuffed turkey. The itinerary for this holiday weekend includes the typical sex, secrets and scandals, followed by a rah-rah football game, a shamelessly dour cameo by the grim reaper and a climactic visit from the stork. There’s enough material to last until Easter. The schmaltzy and contrived sub-dramas clamour for attention, but none warrant a Kleenex despite the best efforts of a mostly fine ensemble cast. They fare much better with the gags and camaraderie in the early goings. Terrence Howard is the gift that keeps on giving as the chronic bachelor who drops the best zingers, including one that could describe the whole movie: “That was some melodramatic shit.” 120 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 Black Nativity (Kasi Lemmons) 107 min. See Also Opening, page 88. Nov 27, see times page 95, at 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Interchange 30, Rainbow Woodbine, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Abdellatif Kechiche) tracks university art student Emma’s (Léa Seydoux) multi-year relationship with high schooler Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos). The big buzz surrounding this Palme d’Or winner centres on the protracted sex scenes, but there’s more going on here than a whack of lesbian erotica. Kechiche shoots in intense close-up, showing people eating, showering, weeping (chronic crier Adèle is a mess of bodily fluids) in what turns out to be a unique, in-your-face exploration of intimacy and sensuousness. And it’s as much about what happens when an artist partners with someone who lacks similar aspirations. Emma works toward success as a painter, while Adèle is happy to become an elementary school teacher, to Emma’s increasing dissatisfaction. Both Seydoux and Exarchopoulos – who received a dual acting award at Cannes – are superb, and, yes, the sex is plentiful and hot. Let’s hope there’s no American remake. They’d wreck it. Subtitled. 179 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity
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(Woody Allen) stars Cate Blanchett as the emotionally unhinged wife of a corporate sleazebag (Alec Baldwin) who moves to San Francisco to live with her sister (Sally Hawkins) when he’s busted. Expect Oscar to come calling on the amazing Blanchett. 98 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre
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Benedict Cumberbatch offers a violin to Chiwetel Ejiofor in a moving scene from the superb 12 Years A Slave.
The Book Thief (Brian Percival) reframes the Second World War as a coming-of-age story about a young German girl (Monsieur Lazhar’s Sophie Nélisse). It’s a great idea on the page – specifically, in Markus Zusak’s experimental young-adult novel – but it doesn’t work nearly as well onscreen. In 1938, 10-year-old Liesel, illiterate and traumatized, arrives at the home of childless couple (Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson). Over the next six years she will learn many things about good and evil, a number of them from the sickly young Jewish man (Ben Schnetzer) hiding in their basement. The resolutely mass-market execution insists on treating this brutal period in German history as a delicate fairy tale. Director Percival has helmed a lot of Downton Abbey episodes, and it shows in film’s odd propriety, where the bombing of a city street results in rows of
unblemished corpses. A movie about the Holocaust can’t be afraid of confronting its own message. 131 min. NN (NW) Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Felix van Groeningen) is a curious combination of uplifting musical numbers and unapologetic misery porn, charting the progress of a musical Belgian couple’s relationship through dizzying highs and harrowing lows. Imagine Lars von Trier deciding to remake Once. Banjo player Didier (Johan Heldenbergh, who wrote the play on which the film is based) falls for Elise (Veerle Baetens), a tattoo artist with a golden voice. They fall into bed, then into a relationship; she joins the band, they get married and have a daughter. And it all goes to hell. Heldenbergh and Baetens are both fantastic, pushing themselves to uncomfortable places and letting us understand when they make terrible choices: a scene where Didier breaks down onstage is excruciating, as is Elise’s different but equally understandable loss of control during a hospital sequence. It’s heavy going – really, seriously heavy – but it’s worth it. Subtitled. 111 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox
Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass) stars Tom Hanks in a fantastic performance as the eponymous skipper of the commercial vessel Maersk Alabama, which in 2009 was boarded by four Somali pirates who eventually took Phillips hostage in a lifeboat and led Navy warships on a slowspeed chase through the Indian Ocean. The actor invests a one-dimensional character with his own humanity and geniality; he gives a totally transparent performance that allows us to see when he’s blatantly lying to his captors while appearing outwardly helpful. And in the last five minutes of Captain Phillips, Hanks opens up to the camera in a way that feels almost uncomfortably intimate. The rest of the film is far more problematic, with director Greengrass applying the tense, jangled docudrama aesthetic of United 93 to another true-life hostage crisis. Some subtitles. 134 min. NNN (NW)
when a director has no vision and a star gets no direction. So faithful a remake of Brian de Palma’s overheated 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel that it simply reuses huge chunks of Lawrence D. Cohen’s script, this Carrie trades de Palma’s hazy eroticism and explosive horror for a bland sleepwalk through the same material. As the neurotic wallflower who becomes a telekinetic fury, Chloë Grace Moretz does exactly what she did in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, forever looking outside the frame in the hope that someone will tell her what to do. And once Carrie turns on her persecutors, it’s all blank stares and wizard hands – a physical performance rather than an emotional one. What a pointless, bloody waste. 96 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
(Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn) is a merely okay sequel to the brilliant original. It’s visually lively and has laugh-out-loud moments, but the characters and story are flat and nothing here resembles the first movie’s surreal equation of food and shit. 94 min. NN (Andrew Dowler) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
The Counselor (Ridley Scott) is a thriller
about an unnamed El Paso attorney (Michael Fassbender) whose world coll apses into chaos when a drug deal in which he’s mixed up goes south. The entire second half is devoted to screenwriter Cormac M cCarthy’s self-indulgence, as various supporting characters deliver monologues to Fassbender’s counselor explaining that he can do nothing to get himself off the karmic freight train. In the hands of an-
again? 117 min. N (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga
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(Jean-Marc Vallée) stars Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof, a hard-living, womanizing Texas electrician who became an unlikely AIDS activist in the mid1980s after being diagnosed with HIV and told he had 30 days to live. Unable to withstand the side-effects of AZT, which he buys illegally, he hits upon a scheme of importing a cocktail of drugs – unapproved in the U.S. – first from Mexico, then from other countries. He sells them to other AIDS patients whose lives are then extended, and changes from a bigoted redneck to a man of compassion and purpose, fighting the FDA to get the drugs approved. McConaughey, his body emaciated, is almost unrecognizable, but his charm and passion shine through, and he gets strong support from Jared Leto, whose dignified transsexual Rayon provides a lovely contrast to Ron, and Jennifer Garner’s concerned doctor. Although the pace wavers near the end, director Vallée does a fine job with the difficult material, which spans years and countries. Expect major acting nominations come awards season. 117 min. NNNN (GS) Queensway, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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ence on focusing exclusively on the daily strip. And the final movement, in which numerous cartoonists interpret the beautifully simple way Watterson ended the strip, feels just about perfect. 89 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24
Schroeder) declares itself in its title: it’s a fan letter to Calvin And Hobbes creator Bill Watterson disguised as a documentary. Watterson doesn’t often give interviews and never makes public appearances, so Schroeder’s celebration of his work and his legacy pairs hundreds of images of Calvin and his quantum tiger pal with suitably appreciative interviews with such illustrious fans as Berkeley Breathed, Bill Amend and Keith Knight. The first half is very awkward, but the doc springs to life once Schroeder takes himself out of the piece to investigate Watterson’s refusal to license his characters and insist-
certainly is. But it’s also stultifyingly dull and thick-witted, playing out its inevitabilities like a tabloid journalist flipping through a selection of crime scene photos. Yes, it’s all very ugly. What was the point
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Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson Matthew Léa Seydoux and McConaughey will add their voices to likely earn his first this animated film Adèle Oscar nomination about a pair of Exarchopoulos turkeys who travel for playing Ron play a young Woodroof, a hard- back in time to the French lesbian living, womanizing first Thanksgiving couple in to take their Texan who Abdellatif ancestors off the Kechiche’s Palme became an menu. d’Or winning film. unlikely AIDS activist in the 80s.
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(Martin Scorsese) is a dark and vicious crime film based, quite faithfully, on the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, but conveying Scorsese’s voice quite clearly. Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio star as a pair of cops, one inside the police department as a mole for Boston’s crime lord, the other a undercover police mole inside organized crime. Their job is to find each other and
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maybe themselves, depending on who they’re working for that day. The stars shine and have to hold their own against Jack Nicholson working at the top of his form. This is Scorsese’s most satisfying film in more than a decade. 154 min. NNNNN (JH) Yonge & Dundas 24
Diana (Oliver Hirschbiegel) is a mindnumbingly dull account of the love affair between Princess Diana (Naomi Watts) – separated from Prince Charles – and surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). Blame the script, which is laden with clichés, and director Hirschbiegel, who fails to make the paparazzi terifying and has no sense of pacing. But don’t blame Watts, who does the best she can in a bad situation. 113 min. NN (SGC) Carlton Cinema The Disappeared (Shandi Mitchell) is a
modest-budget Canadian drama about men on the ocean, arriving on Toronto screens just in time to coast on the publicity around J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost. Sadly, writer/director Mitchell’s project is a work of limited vision, both budgetary and dramatic. 90 min. NN (NW) Kingsway Theatre
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day Of The Doctor in 3D is a
high-def screening of the celebration of 50 years of the world’s longest-running sci-fi series. 90 min. Nov 23, 2:50 pm, at Scotiabank Theatre and Yonge & Dundas 24; Nov 25, 7:30 and 9:45 pm, at Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre,
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Don Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) stars writer/director Gordon-Levitt as a pornaddicted stud who thinks porn is more exciting than the real thing – including Barbara (Scarlett Johansson, who’s terrific), his latest gorgeous but demanding conquest. The script is sometimes supersavvy but it’s just a little too on the nose. Caution: tons of (non-explicit) porn clips. 90 min. NNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre Elysium (Neill Blomkamp) is virtually identical, plot-wise, to the director’s wildly overrated 2009 debut, and fans of District 9’s spectacular carnage and garbled political posturing will doubtless find this one even more meaningful and relevant and stuff. The Phantom Menace still has its defenders, too. Some subtitles. 109 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30 Empire of Dirt (Peter Stebbings) 99 min.
Chris Hemsworth (left) and Anthony Hopkins hammer things out in Thor: The Dark World.
See review, page 86. NNN (GS) Opens Nov 22 at Yonge & Dundas 24
Ender’s Game (Gavin Hood) is Harry otter And The Starship Troopers, a very P expensive, very elaborately designed attempt to build a new super-franchise out of Orson Scott Card’s 1985 sci-fi novel about a gifted young boy (Asa Butterfield) chosen to save the world from an alien threat. But screenwriter/director Hood has no vision of his own, instead applying the grim aesthetic of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy to Card’s novel. We’re not allowed to enjoy or appreciate Ender’s in-
genuity at winning a zero-gravity contest; we’re told his merciless calculation is Exactly What Humanity Needs. Imagine Nolan tackling The Hunger Games. You’d never get the comic relief that Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks or Woody Harrelson brought to it, which is desperately needed here. 113 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Nicole Holofcener) is an alt romantic dramedy about a masseuse (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who can’t reveal to her glamorous new client (Catherine Keener) that she’s dating the woman’s ex (James Gandolfini). It has all the qualities that make writer/director Holofcener so good: a great cast, complicated relationships and smart writing. Louis-Dreyfus is surprisingly nuanced as the needy Eva, and fuhgeddabout The Sopranos – Gandolfini has a lovable charm as the schleppy ex. The always watchable Toni Collette is on board as Eva’s best friend. As in Please Give, Holofcener displays a clear eye for relationships between parents and teens, never using the kids as mere devices. And though she has taken a bit of the edge off the proceedings, her dialogue is as sly as ever. 93 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Yonge & Dundas 24
Escape Plan (Mikael Håfström) is nothing more than an excuse for fans to bask at the sight of 80s action titans Stallone and Schwarzenegger together onscreen. Nobody bothers building a convincing movie around this monumental occasion, where Stallone stars as Ray Breslin, a professional escape artist who teams up with Schwarzenegger’s Rottmayer to pull a Shawshank on a futuristic prison. Stallone and Schwarzenegger relish the hammy dialogue and opportunities to get up to their old tricks. Stallone gets to go all Rocky on one villain. Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger shows that, while cracking a huge grin, he can still rip a turret gun off its mounts and 92
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hose down an army. And in a glorious moment of unified defiance, they both look directly at the camera and raise a middle finger at anyone who assumed that time has run out on these two aging heavies. 116 min. NNN (RS) Colossus, Kingsway Theatre, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre
The Family (Luc Besson) is a forgettable
and not very funny comedy carried by the charm of its stars and by director Luc Besson’s skills with camera and editor’s scissors. Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro, with Dianna Agron and John D’Leo as teen daughter and son, play the titular family, living under the witness protection program but still carrying on with crime. Some subtitles. 110 min. NN (AD) Interchange 30
The Fifth Estate (Bill Condon) stages the
ego-clashing between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and second banana Daniel DomscheitBerg (Daniel Brühl). Beyond its inability to even understand WikiLeaks, flattening its importance into strained political hysterics (including a subplot involving a Libyan informer hypothetically threatened by WikiLeaks’ revelations), the film is totally incompetent: sloppily framed and garishly lit, like an episode of Wizards Of Waverly Place. It has the quality of a bad TV movie rushed to capitalize on a zeitgeist it exhibits no trace of understanding. But with some luck, the scene of Cumberbatch as Assange shimmying in the neon light of a Reykjavik nightclub will find a more fruitful second life as an endlessly re-Tumbled animated GIF. 128 min. N (JS) SilverCity Mississauga
Free Birds (Jimmy Hayward) finally brings audiences the inevitable talkingturkey CGI Thanksgiving comedy. Thankfully, it’s actually decent. Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson lend their voices to a pair of turkeys who travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving to take their ancestors off the menu. Pixar veteran Hayward and long-time Kevin Smith collaborator Scott Mosier deliver a surprisingly clever script packed with just enough silly slapstick for kids and pop culture references for parents to turn the dull concept into an amusing comedy. It’s ultimately just family fluff, but at least it’s fun family fluff, and that’s really all you can ask from a talking-turkey picture. 91 min. NNN (Phil Brown)
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Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee) 102 min. See Also Opening, page 88. Opens Nov 27 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24 Generation Iron (Vlad Yudin) is a documentary about contemporary bodybuilding featuring the world’s top seven bodybuilders training for the title of Mr. Olympia. 106 min. Carlton Cinema
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(Gary Entin) might not be the edgiest look at coming out and acceptance in high school, but its sweet spirit captures the feel and tone of Brent Hartinger’s young-adult novel. Clean-cut 16-year-old Russell (Cameron Deane Stewart) seems to be falling for Kevin (Justin Deeley), the school’s star quarterback. When Min (Ally Maki) catches them kissing, she secretly invites Russell to something called the Geography Club, which turns out to be a gay and lesbian support group with a dull name to discourage others from joining. Things get complicated after Russell’s best friend (scene-stealer Andrew Caldwell) drags him on a couple of double dates with girls. And then Kevin persuades Russell to join the football team so they can hang out without anyone questioning their friendship. The film takes a soft approach to bullying and internalized homophobia, but Entin never resorts to caricatures. The characters react to situations believably, the outsiders aren’t all saintly, and the adults and antagonists are credible. 80 min. NNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema
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(Alfonso Cuarón) plays as both an immediate, nail-biting thriller and a stunning technological accomplishment, following two astronauts (Sandra Bullock, George Clooney) stranded in orbit and cut off from mission control. It’s not science fiction – it’s set firmly in the present day, and the stakes are as intimate as they come. Cuarón’s screenplay, co-written with his son Jonás, is a triumph of psychological realism and narrative efficiency; there isn’t a wasted shot or an extraneous line of dialogue. There are things here you’ve never seen before; this is a great, unprecedented picture. One word of warning, though: even if you don’t have vertigo, the IMAX 3D version may well leave you with it. 91 min. NNNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Margarethe von Trotta) tracks the fallout from political theorist Hannah Arendt’s (Barbara Sukowa) coverage of Adolf Eichmann’s trial. She wrote that he didn’t know how to think and therefore couldn’t make moral choices, and suggested Jewish leaders may have collaborated with the Nazis. Sukowa gives a superb performance, and Janet McTeer is a delight as writer Mary McCarthy. Some subtitles. 110 min. NNNN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre
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counts a murder in the mid-1940s that linked the lives of Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), William Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston) and their charismatic friend Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan). Krokidas and co-screenwriter Austin Bunn fail to find a clear perspective, and for all their characters’ talk about new art, the look of the film – and its approach to the era’s burgeoning queer scene – is
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Last Vegas (Jon Turteltaub) makes you feel like you’re watching the Rat Pack cover Robin Thicke. Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline star in a bachelor-party comedy designed to capitalize on The Hangover’s success, with the added twist that the cast is – wait for it – old. And, yes, they’re pretty legendary, too. Douglas’s bachelor in his 70s staves off his mortality by marrying a girl less than half his age, the occasion for summoning his buddies to Vegas. The gags are as familiar and predictable as the routine in a seniors home; even the jokes have bunions. Yet the four Oscar winners make the most of the material. They’re so good at playing against each other, you can’t help wondering why they never worked together before and why they decided to do so now in a comedy that pays out as rarely as a slot machine. 110 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Lee Daniels) is
Nebraska (Alexander Payne) 115 min.
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one big black history lesson featuring great performances by Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo and especially Forest Whitaker as a White House butler. But don’t expect anything like the director’s disturbing Precious or The Paperboy. Daniels is decidedly domesticated here, aiming to teach and please. 132 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant
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vey) 83 min. See review, page 88. NN (RS) Opens Nov 22 at Carlton Cinema
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(Greg Camalier) is about the musically inclined backwater town in Alabama that has seen everyone from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones come through to produce hits. They’re among the many who speak affectionately here about their time with Rick Hall, of FAME Studios, arguably the backbone of the Muscle Shoals music industry. The interviews are woven together like music, composing a film with storytelling rhythms that strikes emotional chords. Soul aficionados will savour every beat. 111 min. NNNN (RS)
See review, page 88. NNN (NW) Opens Nov 22 at Varsity
Oldboy (Spike Lee) 104 min. See Also Opening, page 88. Opens Nov 27 at Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Scotiabank Theatre Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Thor
Freudenthal) is a cheaper, looser and much sillier sequel to 2010’s The Lightning Thief, in which our demigod hero (Logan Lerman) and his friends sail into the Bermuda Triangle to find the Golden Fleece. Stanley Tucci is a genius choice for Dionysus, and Nathan Fillion’s Shatneriffic cameo as Hermes is worth the price of a ticket on its own. 100 min. NNN (NW) SilverCity Mississauga
Planes (Klay Hall) is a shameless Cars rip-
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Freda Kelly, who ran the Beatles’ official fan club through the band’s 11-year history while working as a secretary first for manager Brian Epstein and then for the Beatles themselves, never flaunting her connection, not even telling her children about it. Kelly’s amazing enough, but what makes the doc essential is its intimate portrait of the band, seen from the unique perspective of a woman who grew up with them. 86 min. NNNN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre
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Tremaine) spins off Johnny Knoxville’s long-time old-man-makeup character into a Borat-style mixture of hidden camera pranks and simple storytelling. There’s no social satire, but the combination of Knoxville and 8-year-old Jackson Nicoll’s public pranks with intergenerational-bonding road comedy tropes feels like a vintage John Hughes comedy with Jackass interludes. As close to a sign maturity as these permanent adolescents can manage. 90 min. NNN (Phil Brown) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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How I Live Now (Kevin Macdonald) is a tonally inconsistent teen-oriented dyst opian drama from Britain that wants to be taken seriously, but its survivalist narrative runs aground on a tawdry romance ickier than the apocalypse it’s portraying. Saoirse Ronan stars as a sullen American teenager visiting her cousins (and falling in love with one of them) over the summer when a nuclear attack separates them. Ronan is radiant, but she can’t overcome the material, while Macdonald can’t decide if he’d rather be shooting grim reminders of war or shirtless hunks in laughable dream sequences. It’s a carpet bombing of clichés with only scattered moments of real suspense. 101 min. NN (Andrew Parker) Carlton Cinema
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personality as his character’s bland design. 92 min. N (GS) Interchange 30, SilverCity Mississauga
Prisoners (Denis Villeneuve) stars Hugh Jackman as a Pennsylvania contractor who reacts to his daughter’s abduction by grabbing the most likely suspect (Paul Dano) and trying to beat the truth out of him. Jackman’s entirely convincing as a righteous hothead, but Villeneuve’s unable to keep Prisoners from collapsing into overwrought, mildly preposterous contrivance. And there’s simply no reason this movie needed to be two and a half hours long. 153 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30, Mt Pleasant, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga Random Acts of Romance (Katrin
Bowen) buries sincere ideas about modern love beneath frivolity, contrivance and outright foolishness. The trivial comedy, about intersecting couples re-evaluating their lives and partners, deals superficially with the challenges facing modern rela-
tionships. There’s the middle-aged woman (a fine Amanda Tapping) who unleashes her fury on her young husband (Zak Santiago) for being a perpetual fuck-up. Then there’s the uptight, well-to-do couple (Robert Moloney and Ready Or Not’s Laura Bertram) whose affection for each other is as dry as yours will be for the film. Conversations between these couples and the single folks who orbit them rarely bother with real emotion or insight. Instead, the dialogue tries to be provocative and funny (it is not), earnestly mimicking the look-atme writing of Diablo Cody, or worse, Paul Haggis. 88 min. N (RS) Carlton Cinema
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(Ron Howard) chronicles the ongoing rivalry in the mid-70s between two wildly different Formula One racers: the cold, cerebral Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) and the wildly charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). Director Howard and superb screenwriter Peter Morgan contrast their
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stories effectively, getting even non-fans intrigued by the politics of commercial endorsements and the psychology of competition. 123 min. NNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre
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(Destin Daniel retton) is a powerful, deeply felt C character study of a young therapist (Brie Larson) at a California facility for disturbed children whose own issues come rushing to the surface when she meets a particularly troubled new intake (Kaitlyn Dever). Writer-director Cretton creates a dramatic environment that’s fraught with emotional tension but doesn’t milk it; the explosions of feeling seem natural rather than calculated, the result of totally believable interactions between the adults and the kids. And he has an amazing eye for casting: Scott Pilgrim’s Larson and Justified’s Dever are both riveting, and supporting players John Gallagher Jr., Rami Malek, Stephanie Beatriz and Keith Stanfield are all terrific too. 96 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox
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ñThor: The Dark World
(Alan aylor) is a very silly movie for all its T self-seriousness, which is why it works. Director Taylor may not have the surprisingly graceful action sensibility Kenneth Branagh brought to Thor’s first solo outing, but he knows enough to stay out of everyone’s way, letting the actors play and the CG teams go wild depicting the universe-threatening danger that erupts on Asgard and Earth as evil elves seek to possess a destructive energy force that’s infected Thor’s mortal beloved, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). The story is far less involving than the emotional stakes and the interplay between the characters; who’d
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have thought the Thor movies would be the most casually charming output of the Marvel Studios project? Chris Hemsworth continues to have sly fun underplaying Thor’s might, and the contrast of wee Portman with his brawny god continues to pay great visual dividends. And once again, Tom Hiddleston steals the picture as the unpredictable Loki, though this time Kat Dennings comes awfully close to stealing it herself as Jane Foster’s scrappy sidekick. Some subtitles. 112 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
ñ12 Years a Slave
(Steve McQueen) finds McQueen rebounding from the uneven Shame with this stunning adaptation of the memoir by Solomon Northup, a free American sold into slavery in 1841 and forced to spend more than a decade concealing his identity on a series of Southern plantations before he could contact his friends in the North. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a revelation as a man forced to conceal his intelligence and compassion – his very essence – in order to survive, and Benedict Cumberbatch and McQueen regular Michael Fassbender offer diametrically opposed performances as Northup’s masters over the years. Alfre Woodard, Sarah Paulson and Michael Kenneth Williams make effective appearances, and producer Brad Pitt turns up as a good-natured Canadian. McQueen directs with a total lack of sentiment, crafting each sequence with a merciless forward momentum that compensates for the episodic nature of the narrative. One of the best films of the year. 133 min. NNNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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ñWadjda
(Haifaa Al-Mansour) tracks 10-year-old schoolgirl Wadjda (Waad Mohammed), who enters a Koran study contest so she can buy a bicycle with the winnings. The premise is sly enough – females aren’t allowed to drive in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia – and Mohammed is appealing as the young heroine, but Al-Mansour’s depiction of everyday Saudi life is what counts here. Subtitled. 97 min. NNNN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant
ñWatermark
(Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky) feels very much like a continuation of Manufactured Landscapes, collaborators Baichwal and Burtynsky’s previous work, once again exploring the effects of human industry on the natural world – in this case, our oceans and rivers. Baichwal’s contemplative approach meshes nicely with Burtynsky’s fondness for finding geometric patterns in gargantuan constructions like dams and aquifers, and producer-cinematographer Nicholas de Pencier captures some splendid high-definition images. (Watermark may set a record for the most helicopter shots in a Canadian production.) Baichwal and Burtynsky cushion their potentially grim ecological message with philosophical digressions and moments of unexpected whimsy, which seems like an awfully good idea right now. Some subtitles. 90 min. NNNN (NW) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox
When Jews Were Funny (Alan Zweig) is
a survey of North American Jewish comics with an elusive theme. Is it about whether Jews define American humour, what makes Jews funny or where director Zweig fits in now that he’s married a non-Jew? Whatever its mandate, it’s mainly about male Jewish comics. Only two out of scores of subjects are women. Where are Sarah Silverman, Sandra Bernhard, Fran Drescher, Joan Rivers? Also absent are heavy hitters of Zweig’s generation – Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Gary Shandling. Still, it’s a very entertaining survey of guys who know funny, compelling enough to take the Best Canadian Feature award at TIFF 2013. Howie Mandel, Mark Breslin and David Brenner, for example, are very smart, and almost all of them get laughs. Especially fascinating are the interviews with older pros Norm Crosby, Jack Carter and Shelley Berman, all of whom deny their humour is Jewish. Then Berman sings an old Yiddish song that’ll make you verklempt. 90 min. NNN (SGC) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Rainbow Promenade
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10:30 Mon-Tue 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) Thu 8:30, 9:10, 9:45, 10:20 Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:00, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:05, 6:40, 7:45, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Sun 9:50, 10:30, 11:00, 12:00, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:05, 6:40, 7:45, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Mon 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:10, 4:15, 4:40, 5:10, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Tue 11:30, 12:00, 1:00, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:15, 5:00, 5:30, 6:05, 6:40, 7:30, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Wed 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:05, 6:40, 7:45, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 LAST VEGAS (PG) Thu 12:50, 1:40, 3:20, 4:05, 5:50, 6:30, 8:45 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10, 2:35, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Mon 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Wed 2:35, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 OLDBOY (18A) Wed 1:00, 3:10, 4:10, 5:40, 7:00, 8:10, 9:40, 10:40 PRISONERS (14A) Thu 3:00, 7:10, 10:35 Fri-Sat, Tue 11:50, 3:00, 6:20, 9:40 Sun 12:20, 3:40, 7:05, 10:40 Mon 3:00, 6:20, 9:55 RUSH (14A) Thu 12:35, 3:30, 9:35 THOR: THE DARK WORLD (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 6:15, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Mon 12:50, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35 Tue 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 THOR: THE DARK WORLD – AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30 THOR: THE DARK WORLD 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 3:45, 4:50, 5:30, 6:50, 7:40, 8:15, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 11:40, 12:30, 2:25, 3:30, 5:10, 6:15, 8:00, 9:10, 10:50 Sun 11:00, 12:00, 12:30, 2:25, 3:30, 5:10, 6:15, 8:00, 9:10, 10:50 Mon 2:10, 2:50, 4:50, 5:45, 7:40, 9:00, 10:30 Tue 11:40, 12:45, 2:25, 3:25, 5:10, 6:15, 8:00, 9:10, 10:55 Wed 12:40, 2:25, 3:20, 5:10, 6:15, 8:00, 9:10, 10:50
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THE BOOK THIEF (PG) Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:15, 4:20, 7:20, 10:30 Sat 12:40, 7:20, 10:30 Mon 1:00, 7:15, 10:15 DELIVERY MAN (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:20, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 Mon 1:15, 3:45, 8:00, 10:30 Wed 3:45, 7:30, 10:00 DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR IN 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 ENDER’S GAME (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 FREE BIRDS (G) Thu 1:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10 Mon, Wed 1:30 FREE BIRDS 3D (G) Thu 3:50 Fri-Sun, Tue 2:15, 4:35, 6:45 Mon 4:00 Wed 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 FROZEN (G) Wed 1:15 FROZEN 3D (G) Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 GRAVITY 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:00, 5:45, 8:00, 10:20 Mon 1:45, 4:15, 6:30, 9:50 Wed 1:45, 8:00, 10:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) Thu 8:00, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:30, 3:15, 3:40, 4:10, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Mon 12:45, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 6:20, 7:10, 8:15, 9:30, 10:30 Tue 12:00, 12:30, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 3:40, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:10, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:30 Wed 12:45, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 6:20, 7:10, 8:15, 9:30, 10:30 JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:00 LAST VEGAS (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 THOR: THE DARK WORLD 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 6:30, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:40 Mon 12:45, 3:40, 7:20, 10:00 Wed 12:45, 3:40, 7:20, 10:20 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:05, 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 Mon 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 VERMEER AND MUSIC: THE ART OF LOVE AND LEISURE Sat 4:00
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1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 ABOUT TIME (14A) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 Fri, Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Tue 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 BARNEY’S GREAT ADVENTURE (G) Sat 11:00 THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Fri, Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 Sat 10:05, 1:00, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Mon-Tue 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 THE BIG LEBOWSKI (14A) Mon 7:00 Wed 9:30 THE BOOK THIEF (PG) Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:55 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:30 Fri, Sun 10:10 Sat 9:55 Tue 9:40 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Thu 12:45, 3:10, 6:10 DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:40, 10:10 Fri, Sun 12:40, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25 Sat 11:45, 2:25, 5:15, 8:05, 10:55 Mon-Tue 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:45 DELIVERY MAN (PG) Thu 9:30 Fri 11:45, 1:45, 4:30, 7:05, 9:55 Sat 11:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 12:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:55 Mon 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Tue 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Wed 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR IN 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 ENDER’S GAME (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:40 FREE BIRDS (G) Thu 1:15 Fri 11:55, 12:50 Sat 10:25, 12:45 Sun 12:50 Mon-Tue 12:20 FREE BIRDS 3D (G) Thu 3:45, 6:00 Fri, Sun 3:10, 5:30, 7:50 Sat 3:10, 5:25, 7:35 Mon 2:50, 5:05 Tue 2:50, 5:05, 7:25 FROZEN (G) Wed 12:20 FROZEN 3D (G) Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 GRAVITY 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 Fri, Sun 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Sat 10:30, 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 Mon-Tue 12:50, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:10 Wed 12:50, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:25, 8:50 Fri 11:50, 12:15, 1:00, 1:50, 3:05, 3:35, 4:15, 5:10, 6:25, 6:55, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sat 10:00, 10:35, 11:35, 12:15, 1:15, 1:50, 3:00, 3:40, 4:30, 5:10, 6:35, 7:05, 7:45, 8:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun 12:15, 1:00, 1:50, 3:05, 3:35, 4:15, 5:10, 6:25, 6:55, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Mon-Tue 12:10, 12:45, 1:50, 2:35, 3:20, 4:00, 5:10, 6:05, 6:40, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Wed 12:10, 12:35, 2:50, 3:25, 3:55, 4:50, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:35, 10:05, 10:35 JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Fri 1:25, 3:45, 6:00, 8:20, 10:55 Sat 10:45, 1:05, 3:30, 5:55, 8:20, 10:45 Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:10, 10:00 Mon 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:35 Tue 1:05, 3:25, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25 Wed 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 10:35 LAST VEGAS (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 Fri, Sun 1:20, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Sat 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55, 10:40 Mon-Tue 2:05, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20 Wed 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 OUT OF AFRICA Thu 7:00 THOR: THE DARK WORLD (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Fri 1:35, 4:25, 7:10, 10:00 Sat 12:05, 7:20, 10:15 Sun 1:35, 4:25 Mon 12:35, 3:35, 9:15 Tue 12:35, 3:35, 6:25, 9:15 THOR: THE DARK WORLD 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:40, 2:10, 3:20, 4:20, 4:55, 7:15, 7:45, 10:05, 10:35 Fri, Sun 2:10, 5:00, 8:00, 10:50 Sat 11:20, 2:10, 5:00, 8:00, 10:50 Mon 1:30, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Tue 1:30, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Fri, Sun 12:55, 4:05, 7:20, 10:25 Sat 12:50, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Tue 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:25, 10:30 VERMEER AND MUSIC: THE ART OF LOVE AND LEISURE Sat 4:00 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES – 2013 Sun 8:00
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WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY (14A) Thu 1:05 4:00 6:45 9:30 continued on page 96 œ
SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600
THE COUNSELOR (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 6:45, 10:20 Fri, Sun 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Sat 11:30, 6:15, 9:20 Mon 2:20 Tue 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR IN 3D Sat 2:50 Mon 7:30, 9:45 DON JON (18A) Thu 1:45, 3:50, 6:00, 8:10 Fri-Sun 2:05, 4:20, 6:30, 8:45, 11:00 Mon 1:50, 4:00, 6:10, 8:40, 10:45 Tue 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 8:45, 11:00 Wed 2:00, 4:20, 6:30, 8:45, 11:00 ESCAPE PLAN (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:00 Fri 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:40 Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:30 Mon 12:20, 3:10, 10:00 Tue 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 GRAVITY 3D (PG) Thu 1:10, 2:15, 3:35, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10 HOMEFRONT (14A) Wed 1:25, 3:50, 7:35, 10:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE – THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri-Sun, Wed 12:45, 4:00, 7:15,
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Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 Black Nativity Wed 1:20, 3:55, 7:10, 9:20 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Fri-Tue 12:55, 6:35 Delivery Man (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:00, 9:30 Escape Plan (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:55 Fri-Tue 9:15 Free Birds (G) Thu 12:45, 2:55, 5:00, 7:05, 9:15 Fri-Tue 12:50, 2:55, 5:00, 7:05 Frozen (G) Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25 Homefront (14A) Wed 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 9:30 FriTue 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 The Hunger Games (14A) Thu 6:30 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Tue 4:10, 9:25 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:15 4:15 7:10 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 1:00 3:45 7:00 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:55, 9:35
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Delivery Man (PG) Fri 4:00, 7:40, 10:30 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 7:40, 10:30 Mon-Wed 7:20, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:15 Free Birds (G) 6:50 Fri 4:45 Sat-Sun 12:40, 2:40 mat, 4:45 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 6:30, 8:55 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:10 Fri 3:30, 6:40, 9:00 SatSun 1:10, 3:30, 6:40, 9:00 Mon-Tue 6:40, 9:00 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri 3:45, 4:15, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:40 Sat-Sun 12:30, 1:00, 3:45, 4:15, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:40 Mon-Wed 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:30 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 7:30, 10:15 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:40 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 7:40, 10:20 Fri 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:10, 10:00
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About Time (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:05 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu-Fri 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 SatSun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Tue 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 9:50 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:45 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 3:40 Delivery Man (PG) Fri 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:35, 10:10 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day Of The Doctor in 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:55 Free Birds (G) Thu 4:40 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 3:15, 6:30, 9:15 Gravity (PG) Mon 7:00 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri 4:40, 7:00, 9:50 Sat-Sun 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:50 Mon 4:40, 9:40 Tue 4:40, 7:00, 9:40 Wed 4:40, 7:00 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri 4:15, 7:30, 10:45 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 9:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:00, 3:30, 6:15, 6:45, 9:30, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:45, 12:15, 3:00, 3:30, 6:15, 6:45, 9:30, 10:00 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 6:55, 9:20 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 Mon 3:45 Tue 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 Oldboy (18A) Wed 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Thor: The Dark World – An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 4:50, 11:00 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Fri 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:05, 10:05 12 Years a Slave (14A) 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat
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Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave E, 416-644-7746 Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:55 Delivery Man (PG) Fri, Sun, Tue 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Mon, Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day Of The Doctor in 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Free Birds (G) Thu 1:05 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:00 Mon, Wed 2:30 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 2:05, 4:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 2:20, 4:40 Mon, Wed 4:55 Frozen (G) Wed 1:30 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sat 3:10, 5:40, 8:15, 10:40 Mon 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Wed 2:00, 4:20, 6:40, 9:10 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:30 Fri, Sun, Tue 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Sat 11:05, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 3:00, 4:00, 4:30, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Mon 1:00, 1:40, 2:20, 3:40, 4:20, 5:00, 5:40, 7:00, 8:20, 9:00, 10:15 Wed 2:20, 3:40, 4:50, 5:40, 7:00, 8:10, 9:00, 10:15 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 Fri, Sun, Tue
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7:10, 9:40 Sat 7:00, 9:40 Mon, Wed 7:20, 10:00 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 1:45, 3:50, 4:35, 6:40, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 Sat 11:10, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:50 Mon 1:15, 4:00, 7:35, 10:20 Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 1:40, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:50, 3:55, 7:10, 10:20 Mon, Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure Sat 4:00
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Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Carrie (14A) Thu 6:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 1:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Thu 3:45 Delivery Man (PG) Fri 2:00, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Sat 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15 Fri-Wed 10:05 Free Birds (G) Thu-Fri, Sun-Wed 12:30 Sat 12:20 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Wed 2:45, 5:05, 7:45 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 Fri 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 Sat 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 Sun-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:00 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:15 Fri 12:30, 1:00, 2:30, 3:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sun, Wed 12:15, 12:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:00, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Tue 12:30, 12:45, 2:00, 3:45, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:30 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Sat 2:35, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:10 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 1:45, 3:40, 4:35, 6:35, 9:30, 10:15 Fri 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35 Sat 11:10, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35 Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25
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Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:30, 8:20 Fri, Tue 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Black Nativity Wed 6:00, 8:20 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 5:05, 8:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 9:45 Mon 7:55 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 5:50 Delivery Man (PG) Fri, Tue 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sat 11:10, 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Mon, Wed 5:20, 7:50 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 5:20, 8:05 Fri, Tue 4:00, 6:50 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:50 Mon 5:10 Free Birds (G) Thu 5:35 Fri, Tue 3:45 Sat 11:10, 1:20 Sun 1:20 Mon, Wed 5:50 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 7:45 Fri, Tue 5:50, 8:00, 10:05 SatSun 3:35, 5:50, 8:00, 10:05 Mon, Wed 8:00 Frozen (G) Wed 5:10 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 7:40 Gravity (PG) Wed 6:10, 8:30 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 6:00, 8:25 Fri, Tue 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Sat 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Sun 1:10, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05, 10:25 Mon 6:10, 8:30 Homefront (14A) Wed 5:25, 7:55 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:20 Fri 3:50, 5:00, 6:00, 6:40, 7:10, 8:15, 9:15, 9:55, 10:25 Sat 11:30, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:50, 3:15, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:40, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 9:55, 10:30 Sun 12:50, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:40, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 9:55, 10:25 Mon 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:10 Tue 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:40, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 9:55, 10:30 Wed 5:00, 6:20, 7:30, 8:10 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 6:10, 8:30 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:30 Fri, Tue 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 Mon 5:05, 7:40 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 5:10, 8:00 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 5:00, 5:40, 8:30 Fri, Tue 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 11:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20 Mon, Wed 5:40, 8:25
Coliseum Scarborough (CE) Scarborough Town Centre, 416-290-5217
Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Black Nativity Wed 2:00, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:35, 9:45 Delivery Man (PG) Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day Of The Doctor in 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40 Free Birds (G) Thu 1:25 Fri, Sun-Tue 2:25 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 6:00 Fri, Sun-Tue 4:50, 7:10 Sat 1:30, 4:50, 7:10 Frozen (G) Wed 1:30 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Tue 2:00, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Homefront (14A) Wed 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri, Sun 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sat 10:00, 11:15, 12:00, 12:30, 1:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 11:00 Mon-Wed 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4:00, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 Fri-Wed 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 10:10 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Tue 9:30 Oldboy (18A) Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:50 Mon-Tue 12:50, 3:50 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:00, 4:25, 4:50, 6:40, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:30, 6:45, 7:35, 9:55, 10:30 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:35, 10:30 Mon, Wed 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 Tue 1:50, 4:35, 6:45, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 3:20, 6:30 Fri, Sun 2:50, 6:00, 9:15 Sat 11:40, 2:50, 6:00, 9:15 Mon-Wed 2:50, 6:00, 9:20
Eglinton Town Centre (CE) 1901 Eglinton Ave E, 416-752-4494
About Time (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri, Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:55 Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:55 Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 1:45, 2:30, 5:35, 6:50, 9:50 Fri, Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 10:55 Sat 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 10:55 Mon-Tue 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Wed 4:25, 7:25, 10:35 The Big Lebowski (14A) Mon 7:00 Wed 9:30 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 3:20, 6:30, 9:40 Fri-Sun 10:35 Mon-Tue 10:10 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 1:35 Fri, Sun 12:30 Sat 10:10, 12:35 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:10 Fri-Sun 3:05, 5:35, 8:05 Mon-Tue 5:05, 7:35 Delivery Man (PG) Thu 9:45 Fri, Sun 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 8:00, 10:50 Sat 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 8:00, 10:45 Mon 4:15, 6:55, 10:05 Tue 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Wed 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:05, 6:55 Fri, Sun 10:00 Sat, Mon 10:20 Tue 10:30 Free Birds (G) Fri, Sun 12:20 Sat 10:20, 12:40 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 2:10, 4:30 Fri, Sun 2:45, 5:10, 7:35 Sat 3:10, 5:40, 8:00 Mon 3:20, 5:40, 8:00 Tue 3:30, 5:50, 8:10 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Fri, Sun 12:00, 3:35, 7:05, 10:35 Sat 12:50, 4:05, 7:30, 11:00 Mon-Wed 5:10, 8:40 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 Homefront (14A) Wed 5:25, 8:00, 10:40 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:15, 8:40 Fri, Sun 11:30, 12:10, 1:00, 1:40, 3:00, 3:30, 4:15, 5:05, 6:20, 6:50, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sat 10:00, 10:30, 11:30, 12:15, 1:15, 1:50, 3:00, 3:40, 4:50, 5:15, 6:30, 7:05, 7:45, 8:40, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Mon-Wed 3:15, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:40, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 2:15, 5:25, 10:30 Krrish 3 (PG) Thu 3:10, 6:45, 10:10 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:50, 10:20 Fri, Sun 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:40 Sat 10:50, 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 MonTue 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Out of Africa Thu 7:00 Ram-Leela (PG) Thu 1:30, 5:05, 8:45 Fri, Sun 11:35, 3:10, 6:40, 10:20 Sat 11:55, 3:30, 7:00, 10:40 Mon-Tue 4:45, 8:20 Wed 5:15, 9:00 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Fri 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15 Sun 1:50, 4:40 Mon 3:40, 9:35 Tue 3:35, 6:20, 9:15 Wed 3:35, 6:20 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 1:50, 4:20, 4:50, 5:30, 7:40, 9:00, 10:30 Fri, Sun 11:40, 2:30, 5:20, 8:10, 11:00 Sat 2:05, 5:00, 7:55, 10:50 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 1:40, 5:00, 7:10, 10:25 Fri, Sun 12:05, 3:20, 6:35, 9:50 Sat 12:10, 3:20, 6:35, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:25, 6:35, 9:50 WWE Survivor Series – 2013 Sun 8:00
Woodside Cinemas (I) 1571 Sandhurst Circle, 416-299-3456
All in All Azhagu Raja Thu 4:00, 7:15 Arrambam Thu 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Sat-Sun 7:00 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30 Sat-Sun 12:30, 6:30 Irandaam Ulagam 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sun 1:30 mat Krrish 3 (PG) Thu 3:30 Pizza II: Villa Thu 10:30 Ram-Leela (PG) Thu 6:30, 9:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:15, 6:15, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 9:45 Singh Saab the Great 9:30 Sat-Sun 3:30 mat
GTA Regions Mississauga
Coliseum Mississauga (CE) Square One, 309 Rathburn Rd W, 905-275-3456
Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 7:15, 10:25 Mon-Tue 12:25, 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:50, 9:50 The Big Lebowski (14A) Mon 7:00 Wed 9:30 Black Nativity Wed 1:15, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Carrie (14A) Thu 2:10, 5:05, 10:25 Fri-Sat 7:55, 10:40 Sun 7:50, 10:40 Mon-Tue 7:40, 10:15 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 1:15 Fri 11:50, 2:20, 5:00 Sat 11:45, 2:20, 5:00 Sun 11:40, 2:20, 5:00 Mon-Tue 2:20, 5:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:25 The Counselor (14A) Thu 7:00, 9:50 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:50, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 Fri 1:15, 4:35, 7:40, 10:30 Sat 10:15, 1:00, 7:40, 10:30 Sun 11:50, 3:00, 7:40, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:50, 7:20, 10:20 Free Birds (G) Thu 2:05 Fri 11:40, 1:50 Sat 11:20, 1:45 SunTue 1:45 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 Fri-Sun 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Tue 4:10, 6:35, 9:20 Frozen (G) Wed 12:35, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 1:35, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Fri, Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 10:30, 1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Tue 1:25, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Wed 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 Gravity: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:10, 5:15 Homefront (14A) Wed 1:25, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri, Sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45 Sat 10:00, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11:00 Mon-Wed 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:15 Fri, Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 5:15, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15 Sat 10:40, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:15, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Mon-Tue 12:15, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:00, 6:45, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00 Wed 12:15, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 6:00, 6:45, 7:45, 9:30, 10:00 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 Fri, Sun 1:35, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 Sat 11:10, 1:35, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10 Oldboy (18A) Wed 1:30, 4:10, 7:25, 10:05 Out of Africa Thu 7:00
Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 1:20, 2:40, 4:10, 5:45, 8:45 Fri-Sat 2:15, 5:10, 8:00, 10:50 Sun 2:10, 5:05 Mon 1:10, 4:15, 10:25 Tue 1:10, 4:15, 7:25, 10:25 Wed 3:45, 6:40 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:00, 3:50, 4:50, 6:45, 7:40, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 Mon-Tue 12:35, 3:20, 6:55, 9:50 Wed 12:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:25 Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure Sat 4:00 WWE Survivor Series – 2013 Sun 8:00
Courtney Park 16 (CE)
110 Courtney Park E at Hurontario, 416-335-5323 About Time (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sun 2:25, 5:10, 7:55 Mon-Tue 1:05, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Bhaji in Problem (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:05, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20 Sun, Wed 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 MonTue 1:15, 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 4:50 Fri-Tue 10:20 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 2:25 Delivery Man (PG) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Mon-Tue 1:10, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day Of The Doctor in 3D Mon 7:30, 9:45 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40 Fri, Mon-Tue 2:15, 4:50, 7:45 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:15, 4:50, 7:45 Ender’s Game: The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 2:35 Free Birds (G) Thu 1:05, 2:15 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 4:35 Frozen (G) Wed 1:20 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 2:05, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 Fri-Sat 12:45 mat Sun 12:35 mat Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:00, 6:40, 9:25 Fri-Tue 10:40 Homefront (14A) Wed 3:05, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:45 SunWed 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:30, 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Sun 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Mon-Tue 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Wed 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:00 Krrish 3 (PG) Thu 3:10, 6:25, 9:45 Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 Sun 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 Mon-Tue 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 Oldboy (18A) Wed 1:45, 4:55, 7:55, 10:20 Ram-Leela (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:35, 9:55 Fri-Sat 12:25, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 Sun-Wed 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:50 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Mon 2:45, 5:25 Thor: The Dark World – An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 5:10 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 1:30, 3:40, 4:10, 6:20, 6:50, 9:00, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 Mon 1:45, 4:25, 8:05, 10:45 Tue-Wed 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35
SilverCity Mississauga (CE) Hwy 5, east of Hwy 403, 905-569-3373
About Time (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:55 Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Sat 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:45, 8:30 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 5:20, 8:05 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri 2:30 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:45, 7:15 Fri-Sat 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 Sun 5:00, 7:25, 9:45 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:15 The Counselor (14A) Thu 4:55, 7:45, 8:35 Fri 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Mon-Wed 5:10, 8:10 Delivery Man (PG) Thu 8:45 Fri 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:40, 10:30 Sat 12:15, 1:00, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:40, 10:30 Sun 12:15, 1:00, 2:45, 3:45, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:45, 5:30, 7:40, 8:45 The Fifth Estate (14A) Thu 5:10, 8:15 Fri 3:30, 7:20, 10:20 Sat 12:30, 3:30, 7:20, 10:20 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 7:15, 10:05 MonWed 4:50, 8:00 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 4:40, 5:45, 8:30 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 5:40, 8:20 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 5:00, 8:20 Fri 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Mon-Tue 5:20, 8:05 Planes (G) Thu 5:25 Prisoners (14A) Thu 4:30, 8:05 Fri 3:20, 6:40, 10:05 Sat 12:05, 3:20, 6:40, 10:05 Sun 12:05, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 MonWed 4:30, 7:50 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:40 Fri 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:40, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:35
North Colossus (CE) Hwy 400 & 7, 905-851-1001
About Time (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri 1:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:35 Sat 10:45, 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:35 Sun 1:10, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Mon-Tue 3:55, 7:05, 10:00 Barney’s Great Adventure (G) Sat 11:00 The Best Man Holiday (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 Fri, Sun 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40 Sat 1:50, 5:00, 7:55, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:30, 10:30 The Big Lebowski (14A) Mon 7:00 Wed 9:30 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:10 Sun 12:20, 3:40, 10:10 Mon 3:40, 10:10 Tue 3:40, 6:55, 10:10 Carrie (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sun 9:45 Mon-Tue 10:05 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri-Sun 12:10 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:05, 6:25 Fri-Sun 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 Mon-Tue 3:20, 5:35, 7:50 The Counselor (14A) Thu 3:35, 6:30 Delivery Man (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50 Sat 11:30, 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:45 Sun 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:35 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:45, 9:35 Fri 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Sat 10:15, 1:35, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Sun 1:30, 4:30,
7:25 Mon-Tue 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Escape Plan (14A) Thu 4:45, 7:20, 10:15 Fri, Sun 1:40, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Mon-Tue 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Free Birds (G) Fri-Sun 11:50 Mon-Tue 3:30 Wed 3:20 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:45 Fri-Sun 2:10, 4:25, 7:00, 9:10 Mon-Wed 5:30, 7:35, 9:40 Frozen (G) Wed 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 5:50, 8:05, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:35, 9:50 Mon-Tue 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20 Wed 3:30, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20 Homefront (14A) Wed 3:55, 10:10 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri-Sun 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 8:30, 9:00 Fri, Sun 11:45, 12:15, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Sat 10:00, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 1:15, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Mon-Wed 3:15, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 7:15, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 4:15, 6:35, 9:20 Fri 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20 Sat 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Sun 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 6:55, 10:15 Mon 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Tue 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 Wed 4:25, 6:45, 9:25 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 Fri 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 8:15, 10:55 Sat 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 8:15, 10:50 Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:20 Mon-Tue 4:10, 6:40, 9:35 Wed 4:10, 6:40 Oldboy (18A) Wed 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Thor: The Dark World (PG) Thu 5:30, 8:30 Fri 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Sat 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Sun 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Tue 3:25, 6:25, 9:20 Wed 6:35, 9:30 Thor: The Dark World – An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 4:20 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 3:50, 4:50, 6:10, 6:40, 9:00, 9:30 Fri 2:20, 5:10, 8:10, 11:00 Sat 2:20, 5:10, 8:10, 10:55 Sun 1:55, 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:55
Interchange 30 (AMC)
30 Interchange Way, Hwy 400 & Hwy 7, 416-335-5323 Black Nativity Wed 5:30, 7:45 Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:05, 7:45 Fri 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sat 2:50, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 2:50, 5:05, 7:15 Despicable Me 2 (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:35 Fri 4:50, 7:00, 9:20 Sat 2:20, 4:50, 7:00, 9:20 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:00 Elysium (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:40 Fri 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Sat 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Sun 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 Enough Said (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:20 The Family (14A) Thu, Mon-Tue 4:35, 7:10 Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Sun 2:20, 5:10, 7:35 Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 6:00 Fri 5:30, 9:00 Sat 2:10, 5:30, 9:00 Sun 2:30, 6:45 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Fri 6:00, 9:15 Sat 2:30, 6:00, 9:15 Sun 3:00, 6:20 Mon-Wed 6:30 Grown Ups 2 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:25 Fri 4:40, 7:25, 9:45 Sat 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Sun 2:25, 4:55, 7:35 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) 5:10, 7:30 Fri 9:50 Sat 2:30 mat, 9:50 Sun 2:30 mat Krrish 3 (PG) Thu 6:30 Planes (G) Thu 5:15, 7:45 Fri 4:45, 7:45, 10:00 Sat 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:00 Sun 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 Mon-Tue 5:00, 7:15 Prisoners (14A) Fri 6:25, 9:25 Sat 3:15, 6:25, 9:25 Sun 3:55, 6:55 Mon-Wed 6:25 Singh Saab the Great Fri 6:15, 9:30 Sat 3:00, 6:15, 9:30 Sun 3:30, 7:00 Mon-Wed 7:00 2 Guns (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:00 Fri 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Sat 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Sun 2:00, 4:30, 7:25 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:25 Fri 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sat 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:20 The Wolverine (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:20
Rainbow Promenade (I)
Promenade Mall, Hwy 7 & Bathurst, 416-494-9371 About Time (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 Fri-Tue 3:40, 9:35 The Book Thief (PG) Wed 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 Delivery Man (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:10, 3:55, 7:05, 9:25 Mon 3:55, 7:05, 9:25 Enough Said (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35 Fri-Tue 1:05, 7:10 Free Birds (G) Thu-Tue 1:20, 4:05, 6:50 Frozen (G) Wed 1:20, 4:05, 7:00, 9:20 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) 9:45 Thu 1:25 mat, 4:15, 7:10 Last Vegas (PG) 1:15, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Thor: The Dark World (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 When Jews Were Funny (14A) Thu 9:00
West Grande - Steeles (CE) Hwy 410 & Steeles, 905-455-1590
About Time (14A) Thu 7:00, 9:55 Fri, Tue 4:00, 7:25, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:25, 10:15 Mon, Wed 7:25, 10:15 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 6:55, 10:10 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Thu 6:50 Delivery Man (PG) Fri, Tue 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Mon, Wed 7:30, 10:05 Ender’s Game (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Tue 6:55, 9:40 Free Birds (G) Fri, Tue 3:40 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:00 Free Birds 3D (G) Thu 6:55 Frozen 3D (G) Wed 6:55, 9:40 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 7:15, 9:50 Fri, Tue 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 Homefront (14A) Wed 7:10, 10:00 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 8:00, 9:15 Fri 3:15, 3:45, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15 Mon, Wed 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, 9:45, 10:00, 10:15 Tue 3:15, 3:30, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, 9:45, 10:00, 10:15 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (14A) Thu 10:00 Fri, Tue 3:55, 7:40, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:05, 7:40, 10:00 Mon 7:40, 10:00 Last Vegas (PG) Thu 7:25, 10:05 Fri, Tue 4:05, 7:20, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:55, 4:05, 7:20, 10:10 Mon, Wed 7:20, 10:10 Thor: The Dark World 3D (PG) Thu 6:45, 7:30, 9:35, 10:20 Fri 3:30, 7:05, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 7:05, 9:55 Mon, Wed 7:05, 9:55 Tue 3:50, 7:05, 9:55 3
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A very sharp Planet In Focus
repertory schedules Arctic Defenders, by John Walker (pictured here at 16), opens Planet In Focus Fest.
How to find a listing
from Thursday to Sunday (November 21 to 24). 416-599-TIFF, planetinfocus.org. See Indie & Rep Film, this page.
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Big chills Arctic Defenders (John Walker). 90 minutes. Some subtitles. Today (Thursday, November 21), 5:30 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 1. Rating: NNN
In Arctic Defenders, documentary filmmaker John Walker (A Drummer’s Dream) returns to Resolute Bay in what’s now Nunavut to reconnect with the families he met there as a teenager in 1968. It’s a grim recounting of injustices visited on First Nations people forcibly relocated there in the 1950s by the Canadian government to bolster Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic and then virtually abandoned. But just as I thought its title was chosen sarcastically, Arctic Defenders reveals that the Inuit of Resolute Bay have refused to simply wither away, instead establishing a community with a long memory and a bruised but unbroken sense of selfworth. And if Walker’s movie gets a little strident about their list of entirely understandable grievances, well, they’ve earned the right to be heard. NORMAN WILNER
Free birds
CABS volunteer Piero liberates a European robin in Emptying The Skies.
poaching migratory songbirds to be eaten as culinary delicacies. Based on a New Yorker article by novelist Jonathan Franzen, Dougas Kass’s doc follows a group of activists from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) who travel to Cyprus, Italy and France during migration season, freeing their feathered friends from sadistic traps and occasionally being chased off private property by gun-wielding landowners. While the film lacks some momentum, Kass subtly reveals details about these men (oddly, they’re all male), many of them professionals who volunteer for expeditions during their vacation. Their stories and their efforts, as well as accounts by ornithologists, will warm your heart and attune your ear not only to the sound of birds but GLENN SUMI to this noble cause.
When Yossi Ghinsberg chronicled his harrowing, near-fatal 1981 trip to the Amazon in the book Jungle, little did he know he’d inspire generations of global backpackers to try to recreate his experiences, transforming the area into a faux adventure tourist trap. His story bookends Pegi Vail’s absorbing look at how tourism has altered the ecology, geography and culture of some of the world’s most beautiful and remote areas. From Thailand to Timbuktu, travel writers and bloggers have discovered places only to see them overrun by pollution and corruption within a few years. The most depressing example is Thailand’s gorgeous, isolated Haad Rin beach, now the site of westernthemed parties. There’s also something poignant in the story of Bolivia’s Incahuasi Island, which Vail revisits a decade after first going there. Despite the trend toward what one clever subject calls backpackaging, the cleverly edited and beautifully shot film ends on a hopeful note with the emergence of sustainable models in places like Bhutan, where citizens have fought to limit tourism and preserve their culture. GS
EMPTYING THE SKIES (Douglas
Kass). 75 minutes. Some subtitles. Saturday (November 23), 6:30 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 1. Rating: NNNN
Endangered bird species have already been radically affected by climate change and habitat loss. This doc focuses on the disturbing practice in southern Europe of illegally
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BLOOR hot docs Cinema
506 Bloor W. 416-637-3123. bloorcinema.com
Camera Bar
thu 21-wed 27 – Festival of films from
various EU countries. Free. ñ thu 21 – The Consul Of Bordeaux (2011) D:
João Correa and Francisco Manso. 6:30 pm. BAFTA 2013 Short Film Nominees 8:30 pm. fri 22 – God Loves Caviar (2012) D: Iannis Smaragdis. 6:30 pm. Jackie (2012) D: Antoinette Beumer. 8:30 pm. sat 23 – Reflections In The Emerald Isle (2012) D: Mark Magro. 5 pm. Love Is Love (2012) D: Milan Cieslar. 6:30 pm. Bullhead (2011) D: Michaël R Roskam. 9 pm. sun 24 – Living Images (2013) D: Hardi Volmer. 5 pm. The Exam (2011) D: Péter Bergendy. 8 pm. mon 25 – Superclásico (2011) D: Ole Christian Madsen. 6:30 pm. Eat Sleep Die (2012) D: Gabriela Pichler. 8:30 pm. tue 26 – Miracle (2013) D: Juraj Lehotský. 6:30 pm. Blind Spot (2012) D: Christophe Wagner. 8:30 pm. wed 27 – Natural Grace (2012) D: Art Ó Briain. 6:30 pm.
planet in focus environmentalfilm festival
art gallery of ontario, jackman hall, 317 dundas w (AGo); tiff bell lightbox, reitman square, 350 king w (TIFF). 416-531-1769, planetinfocus.org
thu 21-sun 24 – Festival of environmental films from around the world. $15, stu/srs $10, all-access pass $90-$115, 10-ticket pass $75$85, 6-ticket pass $50-$55. thu 21 – Opening night: Arctic Defenders (2013) D: John Walker. 5:30 pm (TIFF). fri 22 – Metamorphosen (2012) D: Sebastien Mez. 3:45 pm (TIFF). Kiss The Water (2013) D: Eric Steel. 3:45 pm (AGO). No Land, No Food, No Life (2013) D: Amy Miller. 6:30 pm (AGO). The Mosuo Sisters (2012) D: Marlo Poras. 6:30 pm (TIFF). Elemental (2012) D: Emmanual Vaughan-Lee. 9 pm (AGO). A River Changes Course (2013) D: Kalyanee Mam. 9:05 pm (TIFF). sat 23 – Green Family presents Green Heroes: Back To Nature (2013) D: Joan Prowse. 9 am (AGO). The Last Catch (2012) D: Markus CM Schmidt. 3:45 pm (TIFF). Ekumenopolis (2013) D: Imre Azem. 4 pm (AGO). Empyting The Skies (2013) D: Douglas Kass. 6:30 pm (TIFF). Sand Wars (2013) D: Denis Delestrac. 6:40 pm (AGO). Gold Fever (2013) D: JT Haines, Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne, and short film Tar. 9 pm (TIFF). Gringo Trails (2013) D: Pegi Vail. 9:15 pm (AGO). sun 24 – The Ghosts In Our Machine (2013) D: Liz Marshall. 9:10 am (TIFF). Eco-Bits Shorts program. 9:30 am (AGO). Salmon Confidential (2013) D: Twyla Roscovich. 11:45 am (TIFF). Salt In The Air (2012) D: Enrico Rossini Cullen. 12:05 pm (AGO). Bad Coyote (2013) D: Jason Young. 2:10 pm (TIFF). Tokyo Waka (2013) D: John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson. 2:30 pm (AGO). Have You Seen The Arana? (2013) D: Sunanda Bhat. 4:25 pm (TIFF). Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) D: Zacharias Kunuk. 4:45 pm (AGO). Closing night: Last Call (2013) D: Enrico Cerasuolo. 7:20 pm (AGO).
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european union film festival
All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.
GRINGO TRAILS (Pegi Vail). 78
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Thu 21 – When Jews Were Funny (2013) D: Alan Zweig. 1:30 & 6:30 pm. Watermark (2013) D: Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky. 4 pm. Muscle Shoals (2013) D: Greg “Freddy” Camalier. 8:45 pm. fri 22 – When Jews Were Funny. 4:15 pm. GMO OMG (2013) D: Jeremy Seifert. 6:30 pm. Rock Docs: The Stone Roses: Made In Stone (2013) D: Shane Meadows. 9:15 pm. sat 23 – GMO OMG. 3:45 & 8:30 pm. God Loves Uganda (2013) D: Roger Ross Williams. 6:15 pm. sun 24 – GMO OMG. Noon, 4 & 8:30 pm. God Loves Uganda. 2 & 6:15 pm. mon 25 – GMO OMG. 6:30 pm. God Loves Uganda. 8:45 pm. Tue 26 – TVO Doc Studio presents Unsung: Behind The Glee. 6 pm. $10. GMO OMG. 9 pm. Wed 27 – GMO OMG. 6:30 pm. God Loves Uganda. 8:45 pm.
Repertory cinema listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by venue, then by date. Other films are listed by date.
royal cinema, 608 college. eutorontofilmfest.ca
PLANET IN FOCUS at various venues
Cinemas
1028 Queen W. 416-530-0011. camerabar.ca
sat 23 – The Godfather (1972) D: Francis Ford Coppola. 3 pm.
cinematheque tiff bell lightbox
reitman square, 350 king w. 416-599-8433, tiff.net
thu 21 – Bette Davis: Dark Victory (1939) D: Edmund Goulding 6:30 pm. David ñ Cronenberg: Master Class with Guillermo Del
Toro, screening Eastern Promises (2007), and post-screening discussion with Cronenberg. 9 pm. fri 22 – Bette Davis: Jezebel (1938) D: William Wyler. 6:30 pm. David Cronenberg: A History Of Violence (2006). 9 pm. sat 23 – David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method (2011). 2 pm. Bette Davis: Marked Woman (1937) D: Lloyd Bacon. 4:30 pm. David Cronenberg: The Fly (1986). 7 pm. Body Horror: Possession (1981) D: Andrzej Zulawski. 10 pm. sun 24 – Bette Davis: The Little Foxes (1941) D: William Wyler. 1 pm. David Cronenberg: Piers Handling discusses Videodrome (1983). 4 pm. David Cronenberg: Naked Lunch (1991). 7 pm. mon 25 – Check website for schedule. tue 26 – Bette Davis: Mr Skeffington (1944) D: Vincent Sherman. 6:30 pm. David Cronenberg: Dead Ringers (1988) 9:45 pm. wed 27 – neWHChapter presents August: Osage County (2013) D: John Wells. 6:15 pm. $35. Proceeds to Women’s College Hospital Foundation. bit.ly/wchftiff.
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Fox Theatre
2236 Queen E. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca
Thu 21 – Rush (2013) D: Ron Howard. 7 pm. Muscle Shoals (2013) D: Greg “Freddy” Camalier. 9:20 pm. Fri 22 – Enough Said (2013) D: Nicole Holofcener. 7 pm. Don Jon (2013) D: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 9 pm. sat 23-sun 24 – Despicable Me 2 3D (2013) D: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud. 2 pm. Enough Said. 4 & 7 pm. Don Jon. 9 pm. Mon 25 – Austenland (2013) D: Jerusha Hess. 7 pm. Don Jon. 9:15 pm. tue 26 – Enough Said. 7 pm. Austenland. 9 pm. Wed 27 – Enough Said. 1 & 9:30 pm.
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GRAHAM SPRY THEATRE
CBC Museum, CBC Broadcast Centre, 250 Front W, 416-205-5574. cbc.ca
thu 21-wed 27 – Continuous screenings Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. Thu 21-fri 22 & mon 25-wed 27 – Fall season preview.
ontario science centre
770 Don Mills. 416-696-3127. ontariosciencecentre.ca
thu 21-fri 22 – Great White Shark. 11 am and
2 pm. Flight Of The Butterflies. Noon. Born To Be Wild. 1 pm. Sat 23-sun 24 – Great White Shark. 11 am, 1
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reg hartt’s cineforum
blu-ray/dvd disc of the week
Man Of Steel (WB, 2013) D:
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463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
thu 21 – Nights In Black Leather (1973) D:
Peter Berlin. 7 pm. Clandestinos (2007) D: Antonio Hens. 9 pm. sat 23 – Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm. The Best Of The Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival. 9:30 pm. sun 24 – Bob Clampett 100th Anniversary Animation Celebration. 2 pm. Kid Dracula: Nosferatu (1922) D: FW Murnau, with music from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer albums. 7 pm. Mon 25– Kiss Me Kate (1953) D: D: Geroge Sidney. 7 pm. Bel Ami 3D (2011) D: Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. 9 pm. tue 26– Deep Throat (1972) D: Gerard Damiano. 7 pm. Caligula (1979) D: Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione and Giancarlo Lui. 9 pm. wed 27– Rebirth Of A Nation (2007) D: DJ Spooky. 5 pm. The Birth Of A Nation (1915) D: DW Griffith. 7 pm.
Given that Superman is the blandest of all the caped crusaders, I was expecting pure tedium, but Man Of Steel thoroughly rewrites his shopworn origin story to produce a vigorous, engaging entertainment. Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), still an alien raised on a Kansas farm, is now a drifter on a quest: he needs to discover who he is and what he’s sup posed to do with his amazing powers. Answers arrive when he finds a derelict ship from his home world, Krypton. Its beacon summons General Zod (Michael Shannon) and his minions, sole survivors of Krypton’s destruction. Zod wants Clark to ditch the Earthlings and rejoin his race, but either way he intends to terraform Earth. (I know “terraform” is the wrong word – it should be “Krypto-form” – but it’s the one they use in the movie.)
revue cinema
400 Roncesvalles. 416-531-9959. revuecinema.ca
Thu 21 – Epicure’s Revue: Eat Drink Man
Woman (1994) D: Ang Lee. 6:30 pm. Rush (2013) D: Ron Howard. 9:30 pm. Fri 22 – Watermark (2013) D: Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky. 7 pm. Don Jon (2013) D: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 9 pm. sat 23-sun 24 – Monsters University 3D (2013) D: Dan Scanlon. 2 pm. Watermark. 4:15 & 7 pm. Don Jon. 9 pm. mon 25 – Don Jon. 7 pm. Watermark. 9 pm. Tue 26 – Watermark. 7 pm. A Touch Of Sin (2013) D: Jia Zhang-ke. 9 pm. Wed 27 – Don Jon. 1 & 9:15 pm. A Touch Of Sin. 6:45 pm.
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the royal 608 College. 416-466-4400. theroyal.to
Thu 21-wed 27 – The European Union Film Festival. See listings, this page.
other films thu 21-wed 27 –
The CN Tower presents Legends Of Flight 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am-9 pm. 301 Front W. cntower.ca. Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am-4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. The Hockey Hall of Fame presents Stanley’s Game Seven 3D, a film of Stanley Cup history. Plays daily twice per hour. Mon-Sat 9:30 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm. Included w/ admission. Brookfield Place, 30 Yonge. hhof.com. Thu 21 – Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents Ho Fatto Il Mio Coraggio D: Giovanni Princigalli. 7:30 pm. Free. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence W. iictoronto.esteri.it/IIC. fri 22-sun 24 – Vanguardia Dance Projects presents Videomovimiento Dance films from Latin American Dance Artists. Fri-Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $5. Pancho Y Emiliano, 200 Augusta. 416-516-5586, vanguardia.danceprojects@ gmail.com. fri 22 – Break Through Entertainment presents Looking Is The Original Sin (2013) D: Gail Harvey. Opening night exhibit and Q&A w/ director. 7 pm. $9.50. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. facebook.com/ events/592829404111909. sun 24 – CineCycle presents Sorcerer (1977) D: William Friedkin, and short films. 7 pm. $5. CineCycle, 129 Spadina, down the lane. super8porter.ca/CineCycle.htm. Toronto Jewish Film Festival Chai Tea & A Movie series presents Aftermath (2013) D: Wladyslaw Pasikowski. Q&A w/ producer to follow. Tea 4 pm, film 5 pm. $15. City Playhouse Theatre, 1000 New Westminister (Vaughan). 416-324-9121, tjff.com. Tue 26 – TorontotheBetter.net presents Microfinance: Poverty Solution Or Illusion?, a selection of microfinance documentaries followed by panel discussion. 7 pm. Pwyc. OISE, 252 Bloor W. torontothebetter.net. 3
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Henry Cavill bursts out of his shirt as the Man Of Steel.
The Attack (D Films, 2012) D: Ziad Doueiri, w/ Ali Suliman, Reymond Amsalem. Rating: NNNN; Blu-ray package: NN Like good John Le Carré, The Attack involves morally complex and compromised people who don’t always know their motives for doing what they think are good things, all set against a problematic political situation. Here, it’s the Israel-Palestine conflict. Amin Jaafari (Ali Suliman) and his wife, Siham (Reymond Amsalem), are Arab Israelis, respected members of Tel Aviv society, both of them secular. He’s devastated when she dies in a suicide bombing, and can’t believe it when she’s identified as the bomber. With his life and career in ruins, he
goes to Palestine looking for answers. Naturalistic visuals and acting keep the characters front and centre. Suliman effectively conveys Amin’s grief and growing uncertainty as he digs deeper. The extras’ four-minute interview skims over director Ziad Doueiri’s background and provides some key reasons for his attraction to the project. EXTRAS Director interview.
All Is Bright (Anchor Bay, 2013) D: Phil Morrison, w/ Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none Paul Giamatti is one of those rare actors who can evoke amusement and deep emotion at the same time without seeming to try for either. He’s the prime reason
to watch All Is Bright, a comedy that’s more bitter than sweet. In northern Quebec, freshly paroled career criminal Dennis (Giamatti) joins his former partner in crime, Rene (Paul Rudd), for the latter’s annual two-week stint selling Christmas trees on a Brooklyn street corner. They’re flat broke, freezing and living out of the truck, and the trees aren’t selling. Dennis misses his ex-wife, now about to marry Rene, who claims he’s gone straight. Rene’s inept, glib trickery and Dennis’s friendship with a Russian maid (Sally Hawkins) lighten the mood, but Dennis’s poor impulse control, tendency to violence and near-reflexive criminality suggest that things could go wrong at any moment. No extras, but, then, not every movie needs them. EXTRAS English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.
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2 Guns (2013) Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play a DEA agent and an intelligence officer on the run from a drug cartel.
The Big Wedding (2013) A divorced couple (Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton) are forced to fake marriage for their adopted son’s biological mother.
Hannah Arendt (2012) Famed philosopher stirs controversy over her coverage of Adolf Eichmann’s war crimes trial.
Everybody Has A Plan (2012) A man steals his twin’s identity and finds he’s walked into a hornets’ nest.
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A sign it’s time to leave I’m a heterosexual guy in my early
0s. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for 2 about six months, and we’ve been having some fights recently. The problem: I have a high sex drive in comparison to hers. I want to be intimate on a weekly basis (at least!), and she’s told me that she’s more of a once-every-three-weeks-or-so person. I’m trying not to put pressure on her. I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable – she’s a virgin (no penetration), and the thought of the pain of that first time scares her a bit. That said, physical inti macy with her – developing that bond, even without intercourse – is important to me and a key part of what I believe is a healthy relationship. I do my best to be understanding, but I’m not sure how to bridge this gap. Love Is Building Intimacy During Outset While it’s great that you’re understanding of your girlfriend’s sensitivities, LIBIDO, and while it’s commendable that you view non-penetrative sex as fulfilling, you’re running the risk of “understanding” her into a relationship that makes you both unhappy. Because someone who wants sex multiple times per week will eventually be made miserable by someone who wants sex far less than once a month (which is what the “or so” at the end of “once-every-three-weeksor-so” means) and vice versa – being with you will make your girlfriend miserable in the long run, too. I get emails daily from miserable people
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on both side of this divide, LIBIDO, from people with high libidos who married lows and from people with low libidos who married highs. The highs are miserable because years of sexual rejection have shredded their sexual self-esteem, or they feel like monsters after years of being “indulged” with going-through-themotions sex by barely willing and clearly miserable partners. The lows are miserable because going through the motions makes them miserable or they’re sick of constantly being pestered for sex and made to feel inadequate or broken when they pass. You’re young and straight, LIBIDO, and the culture tells the young and the straight that they must be monogamous (because sex is so important) and that they shouldn’t take sexual compatibility into consideration when picking a partner (because sex is so unimportant). Other shit matters, too, of course – stuff like emotional compatibility, similar life goals, being on the same page about kids, etc. But basic sexual compatibility matters, too, and its absence will eventually undermine everything else. By which I mean to say, LIBIDO: you’ve been dating this girl long enough to know that you’re not a match – you’re not sexually compatible – and that’s reason enough to end this relationship.
Hide what he can’t bear Last month at a house party, my
boyfriend accidentally burned my chin, neck and cleavage during a clumsily exe-
cuted volcano shot. I was literally on fire for a few seconds. Some doctor appointments, burn creams, bandages and awkward scabbing later, I’m healing nicely. My problem is, our sex life has become much more complicated. Before the accident, we were having sex only every week or so. But now he stares sadly at my neck wound (which still has a red line going down it) every time he looks at me. It’s very hard to feel sexy when you’re constantly looked at with pity, regret and concern, and the stress of being sexually frustrated is fuelling other stresses. I just want a way out of this sad circle we’ve found ourselves in. Burned Your boyfriend can’t stare at a neck wound he can’t see. So until you’ve fully recovered, B, turn off the lights or blindfold him or lace him into a leather hood – or all three – and have sex the way the good lord intended us to, i.e., in the dark with our pitiful/regretful/hooded boyfriends. And no more flaming/stunt drinks, ferfucksake!
Cuckolding questions My boyfriend and I are in our
mid-/early 20s. We’ve been dating for a little over 10 months. We have a strong emotional bond and are always communicative and honest about anything and everything. We have an amazing and adventurous sex life and have been fantasizing about cuckolding for about two months. We are both extremely turned on by the idea, but I have reser-
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vations about doing this in such a young relationship. Unlike married couples who have years to lay an emotional foundation, my boyfriend and I have less to fall back on. I am excited by the idea but scared I’ll end up feeling used. I’m also afraid he won’t be able to handle the reality of the humiliation. It turns him on to talk about it, but he’s never done this. What happens if we’re emotionally wrecked afterward? I’m afraid we’re playing with fire. I love him and don’t want to lose him, but this is something that excites both of us. What should we do? Young And Restless Duo Cuckolding realities are a lot more challenging than cuckolding fantasies – emotionally and logistically. So you’re right to be nervous, YARD. But relationship longevity doesn’t guarantee cuckolding success. Good communication, mutual desire (so fucking important with this fantasy!) and a commitment to take things slowly, bordering on glacially, are far better predictors of success. And if you take it slow – if you limit your cuckolding play to dirty talk for 10 months at least – you’ll have more of that experience/trust/security stuff to fall back on if and when you find the right bull/stud/lover.
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een with my girlfriend for almost b three years. We have both been GGG about things to do with each other in the bedroom, and I’m generally happy with our sex life. Since I am emailing you, though, there is a “but.” She is bi and has always wanted to have a threesome with a guy and another girl. I’m all for that in theory, but I have a hard time emotionally. I have anxiety. I’m in therapy and on medication, and even still it’s really difficult for me to wrap my head around sex with new people. I would spend the entire time silently freaking out. I’m not sure how I feel about her getting fucked by someone else, even if she’s fucking me at the same time. I really want to do this for her, but I don’t want it to go poorly because of my issues. Do you have any advice for navigating something like this that your partner really wants but you don’t? For how to get game not just in letter but in spirit? Having Anxiety Raises Difficulties I’m going to give you the same answer I gave YARD: talk about it, fantasize about it, be open to it, but take it glacially. Guys who are interested in sexing two women aren’t that difficult to find, HARD, so trust that the right guy – one who makes you comfortable, one who is unthreatening – will come into your lives at some point. If you’re worried about how you might react to watching your girlfriend have sex with that special someone else, she shouldn’t have intercourse with that special someone else the first time you get together. Make out, roll around, engage in a little mutual masturbation. If that feels good – if it doesn’t make you anxious or freak you out – make a plan to get together again.
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